New session of British parliament may be delayed

Westminster was rife with speculation that the State Opening of Parliament may be delayed.

Westminster was rife with speculation that the new session of the British parliament may be delayed, after the Prime Minister's official spokesman declined to confirm it would go ahead on the scheduled date of June 19.

There was no immediate confirmation of BBC reports that it understood the date of the Queen's Speech, which sets out the government's legislative programme for the coming year, was being put back by a few days.