Queen presents British PM's Brexit plans to parliament

The queen was driven the mile or so from Buckingham Palace in the horse-drawn Diamond Jubilee State Coach for the ceremony in which the monarch outlines the government's program for the coming year.

London: The British government says it will end free movement from the European Union in 2021 as part of post-Brexit immigration reforms.

Plans for an immigration bill have been announced on Monday in the Queen's Speech which outlines the programs of new Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government.

Under the legislation, EU citizens moving to Britain after January 2021 will lose their automatic right to settle in Britain and will be treated in the same way as citizens from non-EU nations.

The government says the new points-based system will select immigrants based on their skills and their potential contribution to the U.K.

Under the proposals, all 3.4 million EU citizens living in the U.K. now can stay.

The plans depend on Britain leaving the EU with a withdrawal agreement, something that remains uncertain.

The new parliamentary session was opened by Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning monarch in British history, in the magnificent setting of the House of Lords.

The 93-year-old monarch was accompanied by her eldest son, Prince Charles because her husband Prince Philip has largely retired from public life at the age of 98.

The state opening marks a rare convergence of the House of Lords, the House of Commons, and the monarch.

The queen was driven the mile or so from Buckingham Palace in the horse-drawn Diamond Jubilee State Coach for the ceremony in which the monarch outlines the government's program for the coming year.

She spoke before the House of Lords to an audience of peers in ermine-trimmed scarlet robes and lawmakers in modern dress.

The queen has performed this duty more than 60 times during her 67-year reign. The speech written for the monarch by government officials gives a brisk rundown of more than 20 laws Prime Minister Boris Johnson's administration hopes to pass in the coming months.

But uncertainty around Britain's departure from the European Union due on October 31 and the possibility of an early election makes it uncertain any of these measures will ever become law.