As MPs debated, a few hundred protesters gathered for a so-called "Day of Rage" outside Parliament, with a few scuffles breaking out.
"No deal is not better than a bad deal, it is a bad deal and not viable for Britain".
The laws include the "Great Repeal Bill" to overhaul existing European Union legislation and separate bills on customs, trade, immigration, fisheries and agriculture.
Of 27 Bills and draft bills unveiled in her first Queen's Speech, eight are devoted to the complex process of withdrawal from the EU, including a Repeal Bill to overturn the 1972 Act which took Britain into the European Economic Community and separate Bills on customs, trade, immigration, fisheries, agriculture, nuclear safeguards and the worldwide sanctions regime.
"My government's priority is to secure the best possible deal as the country leaves the European Union", the queen said in the speech.
The pomp and ceremony of the Queen's Speech was toned down, partly due to the snap election meaning it has been arranged at late notice.
Veteran MP Dennis Skinner saw the amusing side of the Queen's diary predicament, and in his traditional heckle ahead of the Queen's speech joked that MPs and Black Rod should hurry up so she could make the first race at Royal Ascot.
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There was no mention of US President Donald Trumps proposed state visit to the United Kingdom later this year, appearing to confirm suggestions it has been delayed.
There was no mention too of May's controversial promise to allow a parliamentary vote to repeal a ban on fox hunting, which angered left-wingers.
Eight bills relate to Brexit and its impact on immigration and trade, some requiring a redesign of systems that have been in place for decades.
Mr Corbyn also attacked the Government on Brexit, just two days after the formal start of divorce talks in Brussels.
With the loss of the procession and the carriage used to take the Regalia - the Imperial state crown, the Cap of Maintenance and Great Sword of State - to the Palace of Westminster, it is understood the decision was taken to scale back other ceremonial elements, such as the Queen's attire.
Signaling the importance of Brexit negotiations with the European Union, set to continue until the spring of 2019, the speech set out the government's program for two years, rather than one.
The omission comes after a report in the Guardian that Trump told Theresa May in a phone call he does not want to go ahead with a state visit to Britain until the British public supports it. But the date of the trip has never been confirmed. The Government says it wasn't mentioned only because a date hasn't been set.
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