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		</div><p>British Prime Minister Theresa May will set out her legislative programme for the next two years in a Queen&#8217;s Speech today, despite so far having failed to agree a &#8220;confidence and supply&#8221; agreement with the Democratic Unionist Party. </p>
<p>A DUP source warned that talks with Tories &#8220;haven&#8217;t proceeded in a way that the DUP would have expected&#8221; and a deal was &#8220;certainly not imminent&#8221;. The party &#8220;can&#8217;t be taken for granted&#8221;, the source cautioned. For the first time in decades, a British Prime Minister looks set to go into the event unsure of commanding the level of support among MPs needed to avoid defeat on a programme.</p>
<p>However, it is thought unlikely the DUP would vote down the Government&#8217;s programme in a way which would risk a fresh general election handing power to Jeremy Corbyn&#8217;s Labour. Even an abstention by the DUP&#8217;s 10 MPs would be enough to guarantee Mrs May&#8217;s survival. The State Opening of Parliament has already been delayed two days following the inconclusive election, and will take place without much of its traditionally lavish ceremony.</p>
<p>Now almost two weeks after the election, the programme set out by the Queen at today&#8217;s State Opening of Parliament will feature &#8220;a number of bills&#8221; geared towards making a success of Britain&#8217;s withdrawal from the European Union, the Prime Minister said. She has promised to work with &#8220;humility and resolve&#8221;, insisting that the rest of government business will not be put on hold during the Brussels negotiations, promising measures to build a stronger economy, protect consumers, tackle domestic violence and fix a &#8220;dysfunctional&#8221; housing market.</p>
<p>Downing Street sources declined to be drawn on reports that the Speech will ditch headline promises from the Conservative manifesto, such as the scrapping of universal free school meals, means-testing of the winter fuel allowance and reforms to social care funding which were branded a &#8220;dementia tax&#8221; by critics. In a mark of the importance of Brexit to Mrs May&#8217;s agenda, the Queen will set out plans not for the usual one year, but for a two-year period taking the Government beyond the expected withdrawal date in March 2019.</p>
<p>Mrs May said the Speech would be about &#8220;recognising and grasping the opportunities that lie ahead for the United Kingdom as we leave the European Union&#8221; and &#8220;delivering a Brexit deal that works for all parts of the UK while building a stronger, fairer country by strengthening our economy, tackling injustice and promoting opportunity and aspiration&#8221;. </p>
<p>Having called a snap election in the hope of securing an increased majority to deliver Brexit in a &#8220;strong and stable&#8221; way, Mrs May acknowledged that the outcome was &#8220;not the one I hoped for&#8221;. &#8220;This Government will respond with humility and resolve to the message the electorate sent,&#8221; she promised.</p>
<p>&#8220;We will work hard every day to gain the trust and confidence of the British people, making their priorities our priorities.&#8221; But she insisted there would be no going back on Brexit, pointing out that more than 80% of voters on June 8 backed parties promising to honour the referendum result. &#8220;While this will be a Government that consults and listens, we are clear that we are going to see Brexit through, working with Parliament, business, the devolved administrations and others to ensure a smooth and orderly withdrawal,&#8221; she said.</p>
<p>Mrs May said last year&#8217;s referendum vote amounted to &#8220;a profound and justified expression that our country often does not work the way it should for millions of ordinary working families&#8221;.<br />
In response, the Government will bring forward measures to build a stronger economy, improve living standards, build a fairer society and fund public services, she said.</p>
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