The State Opening of Parliament, for the session 2016 – 2017, takes place tomorrow, 18th May 2016 with the Government’s legislative programme being outlined in the Queen’s Speech.
http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/occasions/stateopening/
Press speculation regarding the Queen’s Speech tends to support the view (Taking a punt on A.V. Dicey? 19th February 2016) that the Government will enhance the powers of the U.K. Supreme Court to ring-fence aspects of domestic law that have significant constitutional standing.
The Independent includes the following hint regarding the content of the Queen’s Speech:
“There will be consultation on a new British bill of rights, which would replace the Human Rights Act. This would assert the supremacy of the UK courts – but would still incorporate the European Convention of Human Rights to which Britain is a signatory. We would also still accept the court in Strasburg as the ultimate arbiter of UK human rights”.
(Independent online, accessed 17th May 2016).
It will be interesting to see to what extent any focus on human rights extends to the ring-fencing of U.K. sovereignty (a post or two on sovereignty to follow) in the context of E.U. law – whether expressly or implicitly.