MPs to spend day paying tribute to the Queen in Commons
MPs are about to get underway as parliament meets for a bumper session today, with politicians set to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who died yesterday.
The newly-appointed prime minister Liz Truss will lead proceedings. The session will run late into the night and is expected to end at 10pm.
There will be another sitting on Saturday as senior politicians take an oath of allegiance to the King from 2pm, with condolences continuing again until 10pm.
Following the sad announcement of Her late Majesty The Queen’s demise, Business in the House of Commons will now be as follows: pic.twitter.com/DtfUaKOrEL
— UK House of Commons (@HouseofCommons) September 8, 2022
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Summary
Here is a round-up of today’s headlines:
- “We have witnessed the most heartfelt outpouring of grief,” the prime minister, Liz Truss, said as MPs sat to pay tribute to the Queen. Addressing the House of Commons, she said: “In the hours since last night’s shocking news, we have witnessed the most heartfelt outpouring of grief at the loss of Her Late Majesty the Queen. Crowds have gathered, flags have been lowered to half-mast, tributes have been sent from every continent around the world.”
- The Queen did not simply “reign over us”, she lived “alongside us”, Keir Starmer has said. Paying tribute to the Queen in the Commons, the Labour leader said: “All our thoughts are with her beloved family, our Royal Family, at this moment of profound grief. This is a deep and private loss for them, yet it’s one we all share because Queen Elizabeth created a special, personal relationship with us all.”
- Boris Johnson told MPs that the Queen was “as radiant and as knowledgeable and as fascinated by politics as…
