British PM sets out plan for power

London, Dec 19 (AFP/APP): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out his plans for government on Thursday following a sweeping election win, focused on delivering Brexit and supporting the health service. Queen Elizabeth II will open parliament in a lavish ceremony where she will read out the Conservative leader’s legislative programme for the months ahead. But in a sign of a looming constitutional battle, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was to stake her claim for a new vote on independence, just before the monarch’s address. Top of Johnson’s to-do list will be a bill to ratify the terms of … Continue reading British PM sets out plan for power