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What is the Queen's Speech and why is it important?
The Queen's Speech will be the second in two months.
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What is the Queen's Speech and why is it important?
The Queen's Speech will be the second in two months.

Could Scotland leave the UK... and stay in the EU?
The SNP wants Scotland to rejoin the EU as an independent state, but how could that happen?

Stormont deadlock - how things stand
BBC News NI's Jayne McCormack assesses fresh efforts to restore the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Five big things on Boris Johnson's to-do list
What are the most important challenges facing the prime minister in the new term of Parliament?

What was the result by total votes... and other questions
Your questions answered: The 2019 election results.

Sir John Curtice: What's behind the Conservative victory?
The Conservatives have won a big majority. What drove the election result?

Why has the value of the pound jumped?
A simple guide to how currency is valued and what it means for your finances.
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What is the Queen's Speech and why is it important?
The Queen's Speech will be the second in two months.

Could Scotland leave the UK... and stay in the EU?
The SNP wants Scotland to rejoin the EU as an independent state, but how could that happen?

Stormont deadlock - how things stand
BBC News NI's Jayne McCormack assesses fresh efforts to restore the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Five big things on Boris Johnson's to-do list
What are the most important challenges facing the prime minister in the new term of Parliament?

What was the result by total votes... and other questions
Your questions answered: The 2019 election results.

Sir John Curtice: What's behind the Conservative victory?
The Conservatives have won a big majority. What drove the election result?

Why has the value of the pound jumped?
A simple guide to how currency is valued and what it means for your finances.

Could Scotland leave the UK... and stay in the EU?
The SNP wants Scotland to rejoin the EU as an independent state, but how could that happen?

Stormont deadlock - how things stand
BBC News NI's Jayne McCormack assesses fresh efforts to restore the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Five big things on Boris Johnson's to-do list
What are the most important challenges facing the prime minister in the new term of Parliament?























