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The minority Conservative government has survived its first major Parliamentary test after its Queen's Speech cleared the House of Commons.

MPs voted in favour of the government's proposed legislation - which was stripped back after the Tories lost their majority - by 323 to 309.

The Democratic Unionist Party's 10 MPs had agreed to support the measures as part of a deal with the Tories.

Labour's attempt to add some of its policies to the Queen's Speech failed.

Nearly 50 MPs defied Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn by backing an amendment calling for Britain to stay in the single market and customs union after Brexit, proposed by pro-Remain MP Chuka Umunna.

It was defeated by 322 votes to 101, majority 221, but despite orders to abstain from Mr Corbyn, who has committed to leaving the single market, some 49 Labour MPs opted to back the amendment, revealing divisions within the party over its Brexit strategy.