29-06-2017 20:12 via uk.news.yahoo.com

PM survives Queen's Speech vote in first test of thin majority

Theresa May has secured a majority for her Queen's Speech in her first Commons test of the new Parliament.The House voted 323 to 309 to support the Government's legislative agenda for the next two years, with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) giving the Conservatives their backing following the "confidence and supply" deal struck earlier this week.Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn faced a rebellion as 49 Labour MPs defied the party leadership to back an amendment by former shadow business secretary
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