Kwasi Kwarteng lightens the mood in the Chamber

Although a Queen’s Speech tends to be a joyful occasion for the government in power, today’s has been rather sombre for the Conservatives. Theresa Mays legislative plan for government is rather sparse now that she has binned the majority of the 2017 Tory manifesto.

Happily, Kwasi Kwarteng was on hand to cheer downcast MPs in the Chamber with his loyal address:

‘It’s wonderful to see everything in its place. We have you Mr Speaker, we have the government… we have a government. We have the leader of the Opposition, in his place – all is well in the world.

I’m even delighted to see our old friends, our special friends, the Liberal Democrats… in their place. Albeit without a leader, but we can live with that for a while – still brimming with excitement.

Election day as we all know was full of surprises, when the exit poll was revealed there were gasps of anger, despair, and deep bitter disappointment.