There were protestors in Westminster in London following the state opening of parliament

Theresa May’s vow to “see Brexit through” has been thrown into doubt after it emerged that the Scottish parliament and House of Lords could join hostile MPs in blocking legislation to smooth Britain’s path out of the EU.

Brexit dominated a nine-minute Queen’s Speech detailing a stripped-down, two-year legislative programme, but it was soon clear that the policy, to be delivered through eight bills, would face hurdles on its route to the statute book.

The proposals to reserve to Westminster farming and fisheries powers brought back from Brussels have provoked the first row with Holyrood. The SNP threatened to derail Brexit unless it were handed full control of the powers.

Brexit bills and not much else

The developments came as talks with the Democratic Unionist Party over an agreement to prop