The Queen’s Procession for the State Opening of Parliament. Image:@RoyalCentral
A new parliament and government after the 2015 General Election means pageant and politics with the formal State opening of Parliament and the Queen’s speech.
This was a truly veteran constitutional ritual by her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh.
In the politics Prime Minister David Cameron faces a new third political force in the House of Commons- the SNPs now with 50 more MPs.
The Crown- a bejewelled symbol of constitutional monarchy. Image@Britishmonarchy
The headline Tory government legislative commitments include a vote on the European Union, extending right to buy to housing association tenants, 30 hours of free childcare a week for three and four-year-olds for 38 weeks, and a blanket ban on ‘legal highs.’
Ditching the Human Rights Act and replacing it with an English and Welsh Bill of Rights has been put on hold.
But the Tories are going for a reform that would undermine the Labour Party.
Union members are going to be given the right to opt in to their union’s political fund.
The #QueensSpeech has just been delivered from the throne of the House of Lords. Here is a who's who of the House http://t.co/am6iIj3fLM
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Press Association (@pressassoc) May 27, 2015The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh on their thrones at Parliament before the #QueensSpeech (Picture: John Stillwell/PA) http://t.co/ygLSHXEkoR
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Press Association (@pressassoc) May 27, 2015The Queen leaves Buckingham Palace for Parliament. Picture: @yuimok #QueensSpeech http://t.co/q4fzLvDWCY
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Press Association (@pressassoc) May 27, 2015The crown has arrived at Parliament, as have the maces of both the Houses of Parliament. http://t.co/LOJzaG1hjm
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Tim Sculthorpe (@timsculthorpe) May 27, 2015New tax laws in Queen's Speech:
yhoo.it/1HK0C23 By @sam_lister_ http://t.co/hffJuMlNhv
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Press Association (@pressassoc) May 27, 2015What is the Human Rights Act and why do people want to get rid of it?: bit.ly/1es0Ykj by @haydsmith http://t.co/dtAqK6ahUz
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Press Association (@pressassoc) May 26, 2015I hope you've had a chance to enjoy today's sunshine. I had a lovely morning photographing #stateopeningofParliament http://t.co/twTvmuFqVU
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Rupert Frere (@Rupert_Frere) May 27, 2015UK government announces EU referendum in Queen's Speech u.afp.com/ZkDX
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Agence France-Presse (@AFP) May 27, 2015Categories: News, Politics- Parliamentary, Social Affairs
