US President Donald Trumps proposed state visit to the UK this year looks in doubt after Queen Elizabeth II did not make a reference to it in her traditional speech today that marks the opening of the UK Parliament.
Another detail earned notice for its absence: In a speech that traditionally notes important state visits - and this time around noted an upcoming visit from the king and queen of Spain - there's no mention of President Trump.
"This is a government without a majority, without a mandate, without a serious legislative programme led by a prime minister who's lost her political authority", Corbyn told parliament. In a United Kingdom roiled by surprising election results, terrorist attacks and the fallout from a deadly tower blaze, the Queen's Speech offered a concrete road map of the next two years under diminished Conservative leadership.
The Times branded May's administration the "stumbling husk of a zombie government" and said she was now "so weak that she can not arbitrate between squabbling cabinet ministers".
Asked about the state visit earlier this month, the London mayor said: "I don't think we should be rolling out the red carpet to the president of the U.S. in the circumstances where his policies go against everything we stand for".
Prince Philip, the husband of the queen, didn't attend after being hospitalized for an infection. The Queen invited Trump to Britain, but a date has never been set and United Kingdom media has speculated that the trip may be scrapped due to a lack of public support.
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After the London Bridge attack, Trump tweeted: "At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack, and Mayor of London says there is 'no reason to be alarmed!'" According to a recent survey commissioned by Pride in London, almost half of the LGBT community in London say they were victims of hate crime in the last 12 months.
When also considering the political turmoil in the United Kingdom, including the threat of LGBT rights from more conservative political parties, the acknowledgement from an actual Queen and influential monarch that her government will fight for LGBT rights and anti-discrimination policies is all the more reassuring, and something that we should demand from other certain world leaders.
The primary issue was scheduling. The snap election plus the closeness to the monarch's official birthday parade last weekend meant it was deemed infeasible to prepare a second major event at short notice.
The fact that so much of the Conservative's agenda was removed from the Queen's speech is not just because of the election result.
"Get your skates on", he shouted, according to The Independent, "the first race is half past two".
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