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With Queen Elizabeth forced to withdraw from the UK parliament opening for the first time in almost 60 years, Britain's heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles stepped in to read out the government's legislative agenda at the Palace of Westminster, the first time he has taken on such a major constitutional duty. Charles outlined Prime Minister Boris Johnson's return to his election pledges to tackle regional inequalities across Britain and maximise its post-Brexit freedoms. FRANCE 24 is joined by John Curtice, Professor of Politics at the University of Strathclyde and Senior Research Fellow at the National Centre for Social Research. He explains what the Conservatives' "levelling up" agenda entails and how it will translate into government policy.
London, Aug 11 (EFE) .- (Camera: Clàudia Sacrest) Prince Charles, heir to the British crown, sees no possibility for his brother Andrew to return to public life after the accusations of sexual abuse that a woman filed against the Duke of York in the US.FOOTAGE OF BRITISH PRESS.SOUNDBITES OF RESIDENTS PAUL CAMPBELL, DRIVER; BENJAMIN COLLETT, AND PAUL CHESTER AND RICHARD SUTER.
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