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Mr Corbyn, who is a longstanding republican, appeared to refuse to join his peers in paying his respects to the Crown as the 91-year-old monarch prepared to give her speech to the House of Commons and House of Lords on Wednesday. While Theresa May can be seen bowing her head to the Queen moments before giving her address, the Labour Party leader stood defiantly before winking at an unknown person in the Upper Chamber. Twitter users were quick to criticise Mr Corbyn. One said: “#corbyn no respect. He is like a more stupid version of Rick from the young ones.” Another added: “Hearing that #Corbyn did not bow to the #Queen. How could he have any respect if he became #PrimeMinister?"

SG Jeremy Corbyn seemingly refused to bow to the Queen at the State Opening of Parliament

While a third person wrote: “#corbyn is a classical t****r and HM is above such idiots.” It is not the first time Mr Corbyn has snubbed the Queen as he did not kneel before the monarch when he was sworn in as a member of the privy council. Speaking to ITV News before the ceremony, Mr Corbyn said: “I don’t expect to be kneeling at all, no. “I expect to be nominated to the privy council and that’s it.” At the time a Westminster source said the Queen “does not want a constitutional crisis” by insisting on his genuflection, adding that the Queen accepts that “Jeremy’s republicanism is well known”.

A royal source said: “The Queen is not someone who stands on ceremony, she wants people to feel comfortable but the Privy Council is an important mechanism and that is why it is important that he is there.” During the State Opening on Wednesday, the Queen revealed Theresa May’s plans for Brexit as the Tories ripped up their manifesto. The 91-year-old monarch said: "My government’s priority is to secure the best possible deal as the country leaves the European Union. "My ministers are committed to working with Parliament, the devolved administrations, business and others to build the widest possible consensus on the country’s future outside the European Union."

BBC Twitter users took Jeremy Corbyn to task for not bowing

She announced a raft of the Conservative party pledges. On the Great Repeal Bill, she said: “A bill will be introduced to repeal the European Communities Act and provide certainty for individuals and businesses. “This will be complemented by legislation to ensure that the United Kingdom makes a success of Brexit, establishing new national policies on immigration, international sanctions, nuclear safeguards, agriculture and fisheries.” But she insisted the Government will seek a "deep and special partnership" with Europe after Brexit talks are concluded. She said: “My Government will seek to maintain a deep and special partnership with European allies and to forge new trading relationships across the globe.”

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Other policies she announced were “”keeping taxes low” and working to boost investment in infrastructure. Corbyn's aides were forced to respond after backlash on social media, they insisted that he had followed the correct protocol, which is for Speaker John Bercow and Commons officials to bow to the Queen on behalf of MPs. It was the Prime Minister who got it wrong, they said. Their explanation appeared borne out by the fact that other senior Tories also did not bow, including Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and First Secretary of State Damian Green who arrived in the upper chamber behind Mr Corbyn. Damian McBride, an aide to Labour Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry, followed up with his own analysis of footage from state openings dating back to 2010 which he said showed neither main party leader bowing, except in 2013 when David Cameron and Mr Corbyn's predecessor Ed Miliband slightly nodded.



During the Queen's speech a rise in the National Living Wage was also announced, along with legislation to tackle domestic violence, mass migration and alleviate poverty.

Pretend as he will that that he is your affable great uncle #Corbyn is a Marxist who shows no respect for the UK or its institutions. pic.twitter.com/7AYoM6AXX4 — Peter Thompson (@TheRedRag) June 21, 2017

Hearing that #Corbyn did not bow to the #Queen. How could he have any respect if he became #PrimeMinister #justasking#funpmlunch — MineralDoc (@MineralDoc) June 21, 2017