The One Nation Queen's Speech: Cameron lays out plans for first Tory-only government for 18 years with promise to help working people get on, buy a home, save for the future - and pay less tax
For the 62nd time in her reign, the Queen travelled to the Houses of Parliament to officially announce the laws the government plans to pass in the next 12 months. In Her Majesty's 'most gracious speech to Parliament' this morning - the first fully Conservative Queen's Speech in almost 20 years - she said he government 'will legislate in the interests of everyone in the country'. David Cameron, who made awkward conversation with Harriet Harman (right) as they walked to hear the speech, vowed to 'build something special' with plans for tax cuts, home ownership and free childcare. The packed agenda of 26 bills - plus one in draft form - includes a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union, a fresh crackdown on illegal immigration and new powers for Britain's spies and police to target terrorists, extremists and paedophiles. But a row erupted after it emerged a Tory promise to scrap the Human Rights Act has been delayed, fearing it could be scuppered by an earlier rebellion.
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