With a speech written by the Government, Queen Elizabeth II opens a new session in Parliament amid the stagnation by Brexit

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(CNN) - This Monday began a new session of the United Kingdom parliament, with a controversial speech by the queen, where Isabel II established the legislative agenda of the Government.

After this, Boris Johnson will promote his brexit plan before crucial days of debate in Parliament, and the prime minister will have to survive a vote on its content.

Why is this discourse controversial? It came after Johnson tried to suspend parliament in September for five weeks, before the United Kingdom Supreme Court unanimously ruled that it was "illegal, null and void."

The queen's speech was practically academic until she referred to her first subject, brexit. A decisive summit of the European Union will take place later this week in which Johnson will probably have to ask for a delay.

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Queen Elizabeth II during her opening speech by Parliament on October 14, 2019, in a decisive week for Brexit.

Brexit was the first topic on the Government's agenda in the Queen's speech

The first and most important legislation announced by the queen was the European Union Bill (the retirement agreement), which will establish plans for Britain's departure from the European Union.

"The priority of my Government has always been to ensure the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union on October 31," the queen said at the beginning of her speech. "My government intends to work towards a new partnership with the European Union, based on free trade and friendly cooperation."

Johnson plans to present the bill to parliamentarians next week, once the debate over the Queen's speech is over, but it is not clear if she will have the opportunity, given that her dangerous position in Parliament means she is at risk. of losing the vote in your agenda.

Even more urgent is the fact that Johnson has not yet reached an agreement with the European Union. If you have not done so at the summit of the European Union at the end of this week, the law requires you to request another extension of brexit.

"An immigration bill that ends free movement will lay the foundation for a fair, modern and global immigration system," the speech adds.

“My Government remains committed to ensuring that resident European citizens, who have built their lives and contributed so much to the United Kingdom, have the right to remain. The bill will include measures that reinforce this commitment, ”he added.

"Measures will be taken to provide certainty, stability and new opportunities for financial services and legal sectors."

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Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn says the queen's speech was a "farce"

After the queen's speech, the debate began in the House of Commons about her speech with Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn attacking the prime minister's agenda.

"There has never been a farce as a government with a majority of less than 45 [parliamentarians] and a record 100% defeat in the Commons establishing a legislative agenda that they know cannot be delivered in this parliament," said Corbyn.

He added: “We may only have a few weeks left for the first speech of the queen of a Labor government. And in that speech of the queen, Labor will present the most radical and people-centered program in modern times, an opportunity in a generation to rebuild and transform our country. ”

Repeating his party's position that there should be a second referendum on brexit after a general election, Corbyn said: “This government has had three and a half years to finish brexit and has failed. The only legitimate way to classify brexit now is to let people decide with the last word. ”

And again he urged Johnson not to violate the law by refusing to request a delay of brexit later this week.

"A Retirement Bill was announced, but we still don't know if the government has made a deal," says Corbyn.

"What we are sure of is that this House has legislated against departure without agreement and that the prime minister must comply with the law if an agreement does not pass this House."

The Queen's speech is the least important part of a very important week for Britain

Welcome to the most important week in Britain's modern political history.

By 11 p.m. Saturday, the UK will finally have answers to some of the questions it has been asking since it voted to leave the European Union three years ago.

First, we will witness the great spectacle of the State Opening of Parliament, where Queen Elizabeth II will read the legislative agenda of Prime Minister Boris Johnson to British lawmakers.

However, despite all the pomp and ceremony, his words today will be the least important part of a few very important days.

Of course, knowing the government's plans for the nation is important. However, the most important part of Johnson's plan for the United Kingdom remains unsolved.

Since the queen said that her government's priority is to get brexit approved by approving the European Union bill, the problem for Johnson is that the part of the Retirement Agreement of this bill does not currently exist in a manner significant.

It is being negotiated in Brussels with Union officials and Johnson has very little control over where this negotiation will end. His hope is that an agreement can be reached on Wednesday, before European Union leaders meet on Thursday to agree, which means Johnson can bring an agreement to London.

There is a long way to go before Wednesday. And even if Johnson gets an agreement in Brussels, going through Parliament will not be easy.

If you fail on all fronts, you will have to decide whether or not you violate the law. Opposition lawmakers recently passed legislation that states that if there is no agreement established before 11 p.m. Saturday, then Johnson must request a further delay of brexit.

It is a disaster and international observers would be forgiven for asking why, exactly, Johnson is making the queen read ambitious promises about spending on things like medical care, taking strong measures against crime and injecting money into schools.

Virtually everyone in the United Kingdom thinks there will be elections sooner rather than later. So, this Queen's speech is not designed to pass legislators in Parliament; Its purpose is to announce Johnson and his government throughout the country.

Politics has become a kind of chess game in one of the most critical moments in the history of the United Kingdom. Today, Boris Johnson used the Queen to make his first move.

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The pound fell at the beginning of a crucial week for brexit

The pound fell 0.7% on Monday as investors seem increasingly skeptical that UK negotiators can reach an agreement on Brexit with European Union officials before the high-risk summit this week.

Sterling achieved his best week in more than two years after a positive meeting between UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Leo Varadkar, his Irish counterpart.

But Michel Barnier, the main Brexit negotiator of the European Union, threw cold water on the notion of great progress on Sunday, when he warned the Union ambassadors that the last negotiations had been "difficult."

The pound was trading at $ 1,255 on Monday, falling from its recent $ 1.27 peak on Friday.

A parliamentarian was taken as a “hostage”

While the queen gave her speech, a parliamentarian was taken hostage ... but don't worry, it's all part of the pomp and ritual of the queen's speeches.

Everything is fun and games these days, but in a reminder of the historical violence between the Commons and the Crown, a member of parliament will be "hostage" at Buckingham Palace while the Queen is in Westminster.

This tradition, derived from the time of King Carlos I, aims to ensure the safe return of the monarch.

Carlos I was convicted of treason and beheaded on January 30, 1649 at the end of the Civil War between the monarchy and Parliament. A copy of his death sentence is still shown in the Robing Room in Westminster, in case any future monarch has any idea about interfering with Parliament.

The hostage is usually the vice-chamberlain of the family (also a head of government), who is said to be well entertained before being released when the monarch returns to the palace.

This year the hostage was legislator Stuart Andrew. His diary during the queen's speech is marked "confidential and complete."

Corbyn's gesture went viral

Little did Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn say to each other as rivals walked together towards the House of Lords for the Queen's speech.

But several Twitter users have been sharing this unflattering photo of Corbyn, who seems to sum up his feelings about the prime minister quite accurately.

This should be Labor's election poster. pic.twitter.com/pXbqGkyd5G

- Stewart Wood (@StewartWood) October 14, 2019

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