British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is calling a Queen's Speech for Oct. 1...
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is calling a Queen’s Speech for Oct. 14, a move his opponents say is an attempt to limit opposition to Brexit weeks before the country is due to leave the European Union.
Johnson rejected the criticism as “completely untrue”, saying the Queen’s Speech would give him the chance to set out his domestic program while allowing ample time for discussion of Brexit in parliament.It is used by the government to lay out plans for the coming year. It typically lists the main priorities and legislation the government aims to pass.
Because of the volume of legislation that was anticipated ahead of Brexit, the current parliamentary session has lasted more than two years. The last Queen’s Speech was in 2017.Parliament is normally suspended for a few days ahead of a Queen’s Speech. In recent years this suspension has lasted for between five and 20 days.Britain is weeks away from making its most important strategic decision in decades over how, and even whether, it leaves the EU.
Johnson says he wants to leave the EU with an exit deal to smooth the transition, but if he can’t get one, he’ll leave anyway.
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