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Showing Original Post only (View all)Brexit: Queen's speech says government priority is to leave EU on 31 October [View all]
Source: The Guardian
The Queen starts by saying the governments priority has always been to secure the United Kingdoms departure from the European Union on 31 October.
She says the government wants a new partnership with the EU, based on free trade.
There will be new regimes for fisheries and agriculture.
An immigration bill, ending free movement, will be introduced.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/oct/14/brexit-latest-news-queens-speech-branded-farcical-as-talks-in-eu-still-fail-to-achieve-breakthrough-live-news?page=with:block-5da4506e8f083d8b3b9db837#block-5da4506e8f083d8b3b9db837
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Brexit: Queen's speech says government priority is to leave EU on 31 October [View all]
brooklynite
Oct 2019
OP
Unseemly as hell, even if this is not unexpected. My fantasies had Liz becoming the monarch of old
hlthe2b
Oct 2019
#1
Agreed. The Queen is not an autocrat. She is a constitutional monarch and the steward
lapucelle
Oct 2019
#30
England needs its monarchs, the problem is the monarchy is not engaged enough in politics
Perseus
Oct 2019
#10
I didn't say get rid of the monarchy I said perhaps it's time for her to step down
cstanleytech
Oct 2019
#17
I would agree that monarchy should not have absolute power, but they should have deep knowledge
Perseus
Oct 2019
#11
For both traditional reasons and the fact it blunts criticism of the crown itself, she goes along
hlthe2b
Oct 2019
#12