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| Boris Johnson is 'using Queen to deliver party broadcast' | Boris Johnson is 'using Queen to deliver party broadcast' |
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| The PM is "using the Queen to deliver a pre-election party political broadcast", Jeremy Corbyn has said. | The PM is "using the Queen to deliver a pre-election party political broadcast", Jeremy Corbyn has said. |
| The Labour leader called holding a Queen's Speech, which is due to take place on 14 October, before an expected election a "cynical stunt" in a speech. | The Labour leader called holding a Queen's Speech, which is due to take place on 14 October, before an expected election a "cynical stunt" in a speech. |
| And he said he is "champing at the bit" to have an election once a no-deal Brexit is taken "off the table". | And he said he is "champing at the bit" to have an election once a no-deal Brexit is taken "off the table". |
| The Queen's Speech allows the government to outline its priorities at the start of a parliamentary year. | The Queen's Speech allows the government to outline its priorities at the start of a parliamentary year. |
| However, speaking in Northampton, Mr Corbyn described the event as "a farce" with the government "setting out an agenda to Parliament that it has no intention or means of delivering". | However, speaking in Northampton, Mr Corbyn described the event as "a farce" with the government "setting out an agenda to Parliament that it has no intention or means of delivering". |
| "This government isn't going to put any legislation before Parliament. | "This government isn't going to put any legislation before Parliament. |
| "It has a majority of minus 45, a 100% record of defeat in the Commons and is seeking a general election which will end the parliamentary session the Queen is about to open." | "It has a majority of minus 45, a 100% record of defeat in the Commons and is seeking a general election which will end the parliamentary session the Queen is about to open." |
| 'Trust' | 'Trust' |
| The Labour leader also said he wants a general election, once the possibility of a no-deal Brexit is removed. | The Labour leader also said he wants a general election, once the possibility of a no-deal Brexit is removed. |
| Last month, MPs passed legislation known as the Benn Act, which requires the government to seek an extension to the negotiating process, if a deal with the EU is not agreed, or no-deal is agreed to, before 19 October. | Last month, MPs passed legislation known as the Benn Act, which requires the government to seek an extension to the negotiating process, if a deal with the EU is not agreed, or no-deal is agreed to, before 19 October. |
| But the Labour leader argued that Boris Johnson cannot be trusted to do this. | But the Labour leader argued that Boris Johnson cannot be trusted to do this. |
| "Prime minister, we can't trust you not to break the law because you've got form," he said. | "Prime minister, we can't trust you not to break the law because you've got form," he said. |
| "We can't trust you not to use the period of an election campaign to drive our country off a no-deal cliff edge that will crash our economy, destroy jobs and industries, cause shortages of medicine and food and endanger peace in Northern Ireland. | "We can't trust you not to use the period of an election campaign to drive our country off a no-deal cliff edge that will crash our economy, destroy jobs and industries, cause shortages of medicine and food and endanger peace in Northern Ireland. |
| "So it's simple: obey the law, take no-deal off the table and then let's have the election. | "So it's simple: obey the law, take no-deal off the table and then let's have the election. |
| "There's only one reason it hasn't happened yet - we can't trust you." | "There's only one reason it hasn't happened yet - we can't trust you." |
| Mr Johnson has tried to call a general election arguing it would break the Brexit impasse - a move which has been rejected by opposition MPs. | Mr Johnson has tried to call a general election arguing it would break the Brexit impasse - a move which has been rejected by opposition MPs. |
| During his speech, Mr Corbyn also set out his plans for an alternative Queen's Speech describing it as "the most radical of modern times". | During his speech, Mr Corbyn also set out his plans for an alternative Queen's Speech describing it as "the most radical of modern times". |
| Mr Corbyn said a Labour government would hold a referendum on Brexit, immediately rise the minimum wage to £10 an hour for workers aged 16 and over, ban fracking, scrap university tuition fees and introduce free prescriptions in England. | |
| Meanwhile, Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry has said she could "see the sense" in having another referendum on Brexit before a general election. | Meanwhile, Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry has said she could "see the sense" in having another referendum on Brexit before a general election. |
| Asked if she was lobbying Mr Corbyn to support such a vote before a general election, she said: "A number of us are trying to think of a way through this." | Asked if she was lobbying Mr Corbyn to support such a vote before a general election, she said: "A number of us are trying to think of a way through this." |