London (CNN) A sombre Queen's Speech laid out the policy agenda for embattled Prime Minister Theresa May, who on Wednesday officially begins leading a minority government. Queen Elizabeth II read out a list of the government's intentions, with a strong focus on Brexit as well as the recent terror attacks in Manchester and London and last week's deadly apartment block fire. Peers take their seats in the House of Lords before the Queen's Speech on Wednesday. The agenda appears to be a watered down version of the Conservative Party's election campaign manifesto, a document widely blamed for the party's loss of command in Parliament. May had hoped to officially secure support from the Democratic Union Party (DUP) of Northern Ireland, whose 10 seats in Parliament would give her enough votes to push her legislative agenda through.

Source: CNN June 21, 2017 04:35 UTC