May's programme for government was largely restricted to the technical work of making sure Brexit can happen: a bill that sets out how the government will transpose huge swathes of European Union law into British law and separate bills on related topics such as immigration, customs and fisheries.
When Elizabeth II rolled up to the Palace of Westminster on Wednesday, she did so without numerous trappings that typically attend the Queen's Speech.
Plans to scrap free school meals, ration winter fuel payments for pensioners, repeal the Fixed-term Parliaments Act, and introduce the "dementia tax" for funding social care have been swept away by the election result, the daily said.
The speech, according to reports, made no reference to a state visit by US President Donald Trump, but Downing Street played down this omission.
Sterling rose as the FTSE fell after Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane says he expects to vote for a rate hike this year. It was not mentioned in the speech because no date had been set, May's office said.
Provident was one of the biggest losers after issuing a profit warning - siting operational disruption from the reorganization of its home credit division.
Cosby jury deadlocked; Judge states deliberations will continue Friday
Constand's lawyer, Dolores Troiani, says only that the jury is "apparently working very hard" to reach agreement on the charges. As deliberations entered the fourth day, nerves are frayed, patience is shot and no one is certain when it will all end.
The Queen's Speech now heads to debate between May, Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and other lawmakers, who will hash out potential amendments and eventually vote on its agenda next week.
"If we're going to grasp the opportunities as we leave the European Union, we need to build a stronger economy", she told parliament after presenting her government's programme in the Queen's speech. Declining her traditional horse-drawn carriage, keeping the imperial crown beside her rather than atop her head, and swapping the royal robes for a blue dress, the queen pointedly toned down the pomp this year.
She was accompanied by her eldest son, Prince Charles, after Buckingham Palace confirmed that her husband, Prince Philip, had been hospitalized with an infection. The ruling Conservative party, or Tories, won 318 seats, but failed to secure an absolute majority in the parliament, resulting in a hung parliament.
"We just have to get this right", she added, "and cross-party, cross-business collaboration is vital in achieving that".
Damian Green, the first secretary of state who serves effectively as deputy prime minister, said earlier today a deal was still "entirely possible".
Labour adviser Damian McBride waded into the "bow row" on Twitter, posting a video showing then-opposition leader David Cameron remaining erect at 2009's Queen's Speech.
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