21 June 2017 
Matt Sisson, Projects and Membership Manager
Today is the delayed Queen’s speech, where the government proposes the outline of its legislative programme for the parliament. With the loss of its majority, and a deal with the DUP still to be reached, the government is in a vulnerable position. This will be reflected in the programme, with many of the more contentious elements of the Conservative manifesto set to be absent. There’s talk that the PM will step back from the commitment to reduce annual migration to the ‘Tens of Thousands’, which would be good news for Universities, but other than that, HE-specific plans are likely to be thin on the ground. Navigating Brexit becomes the government’s overwhelming priority.
The BBC has laid out what it thinks will be in the speech and, as usual with these things, there are running updates on the BBC and Guardian websites.
