on the left we have a former head of the armed forces, and lord clyde on the right. leader of the house of lords, and leader on the government side for the house of lords. very experienced parliamentarian, and lordster who served for four years as head of the armed forces and retired a few years ago. they'll be moving across to the royal gallery, where they will be ready for the procession in state. they will be carrying the sort when the procession happens. all eyes outside the palace of westminster on parliament square. we'll have the house of calvary on the way. we can see the glinting -- even though there's not a lot of sunlight today. the armor glinting in the distance. four sections of calvary. two divisions before the queen's carriage and two after. to accompany the queen. and when they pass by the studio, you'll get a great view of them when they come through. and they can see that the police escort is just about getting there. they're going past all the security arrangements. here we are. they look magnificent. it would be nice if there was some sunshine to give us an added gli

with that in mind, we're looking at the house of lords side of the palace of westminster. is is the majestic royal gallery, it's the great chamber next to the house of lords. lots of great state occasions. including addresses by heads of state. they've included nicolas sarkozy in the first great joyful days of his presidency. which we're now seeing in the final days of the election over the weekend. and taking their place to form the guard. we saw them a short while ago, performing their ceremonial search. very bright striking tudor scarlet costumes, using the hats they've used for 500 years, with the ribbons and bows tied around them. the yeoman of the guards are one of the queen's bodyguard. they have more than one form of the bodyguard on duty today. we'll see some them later on. they've taken their place there, and they've been a feature of these ceremony events for many hundreds of years. they were created back in 1485. so the ceremonial elements are taking shape. and the queen's speech itself is taking shape because we have a good idea what's included. an important po

the issue here is if you have an elected house of lords, elected on s tv, it will take power away from the house of commons. >> we're going to have to stop it there. huw, as you can see, there is a lot of political still to go with house of lords. >> thank you very much. vigorous nodding from tim when patty ashton was getting into his stride. there is a big constituency of conservative mps who say whatever the merits of the argument, there is nothing wrong with having democracy in the house of lords, it's to do with priorities. that really the priority now? >> the priority of the government is to eradicate the deficit and get the economy back on track and to be concerned about the experience of the lives of ordinary folks out there. but lords reform has been on the back burner for 100 years. the queen's great grandfather was opening parliament when the liberals started this process off 100 years or so. it is not revolutionary as patty says for the idea to take shape, that we should have a deem democratized house of lords. >> in our manifesto we said we support 100% elected house of lor

that we should have a democratized house of lords and will not take up parliamentary time. kind of a frustrated electorate. >> in our manifesto we said we were 100% elected house of lords. and referendum on it and the referendum on reformer for voting this is demand -- and the local election, what they brought up was the impact on their living standards, high levels of unemployment and increased taxation on pension. though the things people care about and at the center. >> despite all the talk this won't be taking up parliamentary time. people shouldn't expect to see this of the book any time soon. >> i am sure there will be a lot of political discussion by people like me talking around the issues but you are right. the reality of what we will spend our time debating will be around things that matter in the real world cost-of-living and sorting out public finances, creation and getting the economy back on track. that is, but our priority. at some point you have to look at how to make sure the house of lords, the twenty-first century struggling on the nineteenth. >> you say o

now house of lords reform, okay. i wouldn't for a minute say this is the most important thing the government is doing. of course it isn't. but parliament is quite capable of doing more than one thing at a time. do i think it would be a good idea if actually parliament delivered a house of lords that had people who were elected by you, the members of public in the house of lords to pass the laws that we all have to live by? sure i do. and every single party, major party, went into the last election saying that they wanted to reform the house of lords. so i think it's a perfectly sensible reform for parliament to consider. as i say, what matters, the things we're really focused on, getting that deficit down. getting our economy moving and creating a country and a society that's more worthwhile where people feel if i put in, i get out. if i work hard, i do the right thing, i will be able to do better for myself and my family. that's the program that the government is really pursuing. but sorting out some of our constitut

on house of lords reform. you know what? i care a lot more about apprenticeships than house of lord resform. i care a lot more about the fact that as of next april, 2 million people on low pay will be taken out of paying income tax for the first time because we're raising the point at which they have to pay income tax. i care more about children from disadvantaged backgrounds doing well out of school and getting ahead and having real opportunities in life than i do about house of lords. it doesn't mean you can't do other things. and i have to say, my own view is that whilst i know it's wildly controversial in westminster, i think most people think that the principal that the people who make the laws of the land to be elected by people who have to obey the laws of the land isn't as controversial outside of westminster. i don't think it will go amiss since we've been talking about it for 100 years. >> christian from itv. >> thank you prime minister. you say you've heard the message from voters. no real sign, though, that you ar

came about gave her annual speech to parliament and she said that parliament should reform the house of lords instead of being appointed and semi hereditary these to be entirely ready for the house of lords should be at least eighty percent elected in the near future that would make their operate shame for their kind of are called the senate would make their upper chamber more democratic more responsive to the people instead of just responding to the needs of the hereditary rich now while both chambers of commerce in the us are elected right now we're actually starting to look more and more like the old house of lords the house of lords in america was comprised of bank stars oil barons health insurance leeches war profiteers and they're spending enormous amounts of money to elect their politicians they just got rid of us senators that they didn't like and dick lugar and harry or appointed house of lords is pretty offensive to those of us who believe in democracy and it's a good thing the queen is calling for at least of end of that practice there but here because of the supreme court the real

it started in the house of lords, not the house of commons. lord wakeham raised them on the floor of the house and he said in his written statement that he did that not as a representative of the press but to reflect his own opinions but he happened to be chairman of the bcc. and i was very anxious to achieve a consensus on this legislation. because i have a principle, which is that major constitutional change should only go through if there is some kind of greater legitimacy, either through consensus in parliament or through a referendum. the conservatives were opposing the bill, that second reading, and i was anxious to see whether we could reach an accommodation so we could get their endorsement to it. and also i thought part of what lord wakeham and the pcc was saying was reasonable. if i may refer you to paragraph 103 where i refer to the letter lord wakeham wrote to chris smith on the 12th of january, 1998. he said there are two central problems. one was issue of prior restraint. i thought they had a point there. but lord wakeham went on

everyone stands in the house of lords. for the queen's departure. the queen and the duke will make their way around to the left, acknowledge the members of the house of lords, the lords spiritual and temporal. a return through the prince's chamber, and again in procession through the royal gallery and back into the robing room, ready for the royal departure. and led into the royal gallery once again by the heralds and by the two maces, the mace bearers, lord speaker, baroness desouza. and just there on the left, an ancient office as indeed the office of the marquis of chumbley, one of the great offices of state, performing an important role not just at the palace of westminster, where he is in charge of the royal parts of the palace, the royal gallery being probably the biggest part, but the robing room as well, and the sovereign's entrance. but sharing responsibility too for some of the other parts of the palace, including the westminster hall. lord stirrup with the sword of state. and the yeoman of the guard still providing their guard of honor. an

lord chairman of the ppc at the moment, correct? >> yes. and lord hunt put it this way, oh, well, if you introduce legislation then members of both the house of commons and the house of lords will do their level best to really try to emasculate the press, and that is my summary and not his words. and they will want to use the opportunity to impact on the freedom of speech and expression and the press which i have constantly espoused. another witness said, well, i'd like to know who these people are, and lord wakem said, well, there are certainly people like that, and if you have got some sense of that, i'd be interested to know it. >> well, i mean, that could be people in the house of commons and the house of lords afterall, a number of getting up for 1,400, and it may have this view that their business is to emasculate the press. i have yet to meet them, it has to be said, and i don't believe they have ever put their views on record, and in any case, i'm afraid that i think that the prediction is completely unfounded. what we are talking about here, we are talking about a body which is hopefully statutory but whose role would be very narro

balance of forces in parliament because although we had a majority in the house of commons, we never had a majority in the house of lords. and if the house of lords had decided to block the bill, as they could have done, or to delay it, i would have then been faced with a situation with where i lost the whole of the bill or i dumped this particular part. and indeed, i faced exactly that dilemma ten years before over the crime of disorder bill where a proposal to lower the age of consent for gay people to the same age as heterosexual people was defeated in the lords, and i was about to lose a whole of that measure. so i had to drop that part of it and introduce it simply. so what would have happened if i'd had more time, if we'd been able to take this bill through in normal time, which would have been to the end of that session, which would have been october, 2008, i could have drawn breath and then, i think, found it easier to satisfy mr. thomas, who i wanted to satisfy, so i couldn't have the prisons going into meltdown. that was the difficulty. so i'd like to think that even in slower time i would have made the same j

one of the most trivial -- controversial pieces of legislation is to reform the house of lords but she stressed the economies at the top of the coalition government's agenda. >> my lord and the members of the house of commons, the government program will focus on economic growth, justice, and constitutional reform. my minister's first priority will be to reduce the deficit and restore economic stability. >> with me now is our political correspondent naomi which is what the rest of us are talking about, economy. it's eccentric and worldly. >> this is the 59th time that the queen has written accompanied by the household calvary. it is eccentric but at the role where they have to bang on the door of the house of commons to summon and peace and there's one outspoken one who likes to put his own stamp on this occasion. >> to attend your majesty immediately in the house of -- >> jubilee, what a start. >> i suppose you describe him as an old lefty. there were groans there. let's go back to the speech itself. there was talking about reforming the house of lords rather, arcane stuff. the troubl

some new faces in the house of lords this time, it's been two years, as i said, since the last queen's speech. among them, we have some people from film, drama and theater. also from the world of broadcasting, we have joan bakewell, who took a seat early today. we have the prominent divorce lawyer too, uma shackleton, who has represented the prince of wales and paul mccartney. other very familiar faces too. we have michael grade, lord grade, former chief executive and bbc chairman. and dame betty floyd, the former speaker of the house of commons. just a few of the familiar faces there, we'll spot a few more later on. and from our studio ear on the green, we will be able to see the royal procession as it makes its way to the sovereign entrance, which is just behind me there, which is the base of the victoria tower. to shed some light on the content of the speech, and how it fits into the political climate, we have from the government, we have the cabinet minister, chancellor secretary.

in two thousand and eight though the house of lords overruled all the cases previously won by the us which propelled their right of return. we had to suffer exile because of for defense purposes and we've been surprise and surprise. to be exiled from your homeland for the defense of the west us substantial degree in one form or another socialism has spread the shadow of human regimentation over most of the nations of the earth. and the shadow is an approaching upon our own liberty. i was certainly a cold warrior i thought the soviet union was a menace i still do i still believe that we had every right to try and defend ourselves against the power of the soviet union i began to change i got new information after the collapse of the soviet union in one thousand nine hundred one above all how fast our country moved the united states to find a replacement enemy to keep the military industrial complex functioning to serve the vested interests in the cold war system i was appalled by this i believe that we should have had after the collapse of the soviet union that eliminated any basis for

been allowed to return to canada despite giving up citizenship to become a member of the british house of lords. there are -- there is an investigation into the allegations that dominique strauss-kahn was involved in a gang rape. his lawyer says that he is part of a public lynching campaign. the economy is dominating the presidential campaign in america and the employment figures provide ample fodder for democrats and republicans. unemployment has dropped from 8.2% in march to 8.1% in april. that is a step in the right direction but that is only half of the story. job creation has slowed. the u.s. economy just rated 115,000 jobs in april, prompting barack obama to announce a call to action. >> if we are going to recover all of the jobs that were lost during the recession, and if we will build a secure economy that strength is a middle-class, then we will have to do more. next week, i will urge congress, as they start getting back to work, to take action on some common sense ideas right now, that can accelerate even more job growth. that is what we need. my message to congress will be, just say

we had a vote in the house of lords.ent down, because i have to say the conservative, the official conservative position was also in favor of that, and they both paid court to mr. murdoch. indeed, had it not been for that, you wouldn't actually have this takeover, the attempt to take over full control of bskyb. >> bergman: murdoch wanted to increase his television holdings and gain a greater share in his satellite television company, bskyb. why is bskyb so important? >> if you look about the money the murdochs get from bskyb, it's money, money, money. and the money then keeps on funding papers that don't make money, but papers bring him influence more than television does. ask yourself, does that sound to be a good business model? whether it's good or not, it's certainly a business model. >> bergman: bskyb would become the most profitable network in europe. and by 2010, murdoch wanted to own all of it. a $12 billion takeover was in the offing when david cameron took office in may. >> morning, prime minister. looking forw

murdoch told the house of lords communication committee back in 2007 when he was spoken to, i think in new york, that he was a traditional proprietor, he exercises editorial control on major issues about which parties to back on policies in europe. do you agree with that or not? >> yes. >> did this apply as much to the "news of the world" as "the sun" or did that only apply to "the sun"? >> i think mr. murdoch is probably more interested in "the sun" in terms of political issues, but it also applies to "news of the world" as well when i was there. >> now, your evidence, same committee, question 1461, i think it would be fair to say that before any appointment, he knew you pretty well. you stand by that? >> well, particularly before my appointment as editor of "the sun." >> yes, 2003. >> aware of my views, both social views, cultural views, and political views. do you stand by that or not? when you said take euro, for example, mr. murdoch was absolute al wear of my views on europe. i think even before i became editor of "news of the world," maybe even deputy he had tore. is that right?

this year, that includes reforms to the house of lords.tain is planning to introduce a smaller, mostly elected, upper chamber. she also said that prime minister david cameron will prioritize economic stability and make changes. >> quite a crowd. if you can sell that and put a dent in the crisis. >> we will be back in one minute, talking about some religious extremism here in germany. how the interior ministry plans to deal with it. stay with us. ♪ ♪ tru>> true art has a mind of its own, just like beethoven and the artists who interpret his work. at the beethoven festival bonn 2012. from september 7 to october 7. order your tickets online. ♪ >> welcome back. last weekend, nearly 30 german police officers were injured when violence started during a demonstration involving salafists. >> the altar conservative islamists group is increasingly becoming the focus of security agents in germany. salafists attention from the press. >> that attention is not welcome. journalists taking a critical view of the group are becoming targets themselves. >> a

everyone stands in the house of lord. the queen's departure. the queen and the duke will make their way around to the left. , acknowledging members of the house of lords, lord spiritual and temporal and return through the prince's chamber and again in procession through the royal gallery and ready for the departure. and led into the royal gallery once again by the heralds and by the two maces. it is an ancient office, as is the office of the markets of jumbley, one of the great offices of state performing an important role. he is in charge of the royal parts of the palace, the royal gallery been the biggest part. sharing responsibility for some of the other parts, including westminster. the lord of state. the yeomen of the guards still providing their guard of honor. as they depart through the great archway, they are surrounded by queen elizabeth's queen mother and -- >>

the plan aims to boost economic growth and 700-year-old house of lords. >>> the euro zone bail-out funding release of $6.7 million in aid to greece. meanwhile, the leader of greece's radical left says he failed the forge a coalition to end the country's post election deadline. grapevine is next. done forget to participate in our text the vote poll tonight. have you been inappropriately touched in an airport screening? text sr1 to 36288 if the answer is yes. results in a bit. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually se arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammatio plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is easier. a celebrex is not a narcotic. when it comes to relieving your arthritis pain, you a