No Queen’s Speech next year

THE UK parliamentary session is being doubled to two years and next year’s Queen’s Speech is being ditched by the Government to ease the way in Parliament for new Brexit laws.

Commons leader Andrea Leadsom said this would give MPs and peers the maximum time possible to scrutinise legislation taking the UK out of the European Union. It means the Government, if it survives, will not put forward a new legislative programme next year. The Conservatives delayed this year’s Queen’s Speech as the party held discussions with the DUP to thrash out an agreement on propping up the minority government. Tory sources have said there is a “broad agreement” on the principles of the speech, and State Opening will now take place on June 21.