And reeling off a speech written for her by Mr Johnson and his ministers, she had to repeat the PM's increasingly unlikely promise to take Britain out of the EU by October 31. Ministers had already announced plans to protect holidaymakers from being stranded abroad if airlines go under, which was in the Queen's Speech. The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill will put a legal obligation on restaurateurs to "pass on all trips, gratuities and services charges to workers without deductions". Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said: "This Queen's Speech is farcical. Meanwhile, ahead of the Queen's Speech Mr Johnson received a winter flu jab.

Source: Daily Mirror October 14, 2019 10:41 UTC