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Queen’s speech outlines May’s legislative agenda

By Bloomberg
22 June 2017   |   5:03 am
Queen Elizabeth II addressed the House of Lords and delivered a list of the U.K. government's priorities in Brexit negotiations as the nation prepares to leave the European Union.

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