Ann Francke has said the government needs to provide more clarity on its plans for the United Kingdom post-Brexit following today's Queen's Speech at the State Opening of Parliament.
The DUP has put a huge cash investment in Northern Ireland at the centre of talks over a deal with the Conservative government, according to reports.
The speech was dominated by Brexit and will cover a two- year period instead of one to give MPs time to deliberate on laws needed to leave the European Union irrespective of the final deal agreed with Brussels. May could be forced to resign if she loses the vote, expected on June 29, just as the country embarks on highly sensitive negotiations for Britain's withdrawal from the European Union.
After four terror attacks and a deadly tower block blaze that have darkened the national mood in the past three months, anti-government campaigners also staged "Day of Rage" protests that converged outside parliament.
"Getting Brexit right for farming is of fundamental importance to the rural economy and we welcome the fact it will be subject to detailed scrutiny during the passage of a dedicated Agriculture Bill", said Murray.
Her new approach will be tested nearly immediately, when she travels to Brussels on Thursday for a summit of European Union leaders. MPs will be asked to support the speech in a vote next week - and opposition parties are likely to table a series of amendments.
He also pointed out the Tories' ongoing failure to strike a deal with the Democratic Unionist party (DUP). He said the government was ignoring the need for important domestic reforms to promote social justice.
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Jeremy Corbyn called it a "threadbare legislative programme from a Government that has lost its majority and apparently run out of ideas altogether". The Queen's Speech, normally a chance for a new government to show off an ambitious program, is usually a high point of British pomp, but this year there was no horse-drawn carriage procession, crown or ceremonial robes.
The Queen was accompanied by her son Prince Charles as her husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was taken to hospital as a precaution when a pre-existing infection worsened overnight.
He said: "The fact is that the gracious speech has been given today and the Prime Minister still can't tell us how her Government will be composed or how it will be supported".
"Not every problem can be solved by an act of parliament", she said.
Mrs May sought to strike a humble tone as she set out her legislative programme, saying she would listen more closely to Parliament and businesses' concerns about Brexit.
The monarch was determined, though, to make certain she attended the Royal Ascot procession, and her resolve offered a brief moment of levity in the House of Commons.
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