Transcript of a News Bulletin: "Commons Debate Queen's Plans"

We were asked by Mr Jacquinet to write the transcript of a news bulletin on the BBC World Service website, but as I couldn't download any files, I had to fetch a report on YouTube, on the BBCWorldnews page.
As embedding was disabled, I can't display the video, but here is the transcript:

COMMONS DEBATE QUEEN'S PLANS

Context

The State Opening of Parliament took place on Tuesday 6 November. Queen Elizabeth II read the Speech from the Throne, announcing the Government’s programme.

Transcript (duration: 2 min 57)

JOURNALIST
Sights, sounds and the sovereign: this was quite a spectacle, but today was never meant to involve surprises. MPs knew the government's legislative plans long before they were summoned to see the Queen. Gordon Brown and David Cameron have already clashed over some of the measures; this ritual brought a brief strange suspension in the usual hostilities.

QUEEN ELIZABETH II
My government's programme will meet people's aspirations, a better education, housing, health care and children services, and for a cleaner environment.

JOURNALIST
Hard to argue with that: extra homes, more apprenticeship, personalized health care, pensions and flexible working. But today's measures will also create new obligations on employers: Labour counsels to charge more for driving and dumping rubbish, and give the police controversial new powers.

QUEEN ELIZABETH II
My government will seek a consensus on changes to the law on terrorism, so that the police and other agencies have the powers they need to protect the public, whilst preserving essential rights and liberties.

JOURNALIST
But the government hasn't said how long the police should be able to detain terrorist suspects without charge. The opposition oppose any extension. All the Queen has done today, is remind us what Gordon Brown told us in July, but her presence in Parliament signals the start of the session, with the individual measures will be put to the test, and the overall package will define for better or worse the Prime Minister's vision for Britain.
David Cameron is not impressed.

DAVID CAMERON, MP (Conservative Leader)
People are beginning to wonder what is the point of this government.
(Massive approval on Tory benches.)

JOURNALIST
The Conservative leader dismissed the programme as a rehash of short-term gimmicks by a Prime Minister who bends with the wind.

DAVID CAMERON, MP
Say what you like about Tony Blair, at least he was decisive! (Laughter on Tory benches.) Isn't the only change we've had, is to swap a strong Prime Minister for a weak one. (Approvals.)

JOURNALIST
Gordon Brown ignored the dig, flashed out some of his proposals and insisted he's doing his job.

GORDON BROWN, Prime Minister (Labour Leader)
… and then, Mr Speaker, on energy, housing, pensions, education, work-life balance, citizenship and antiterrorism measures, the central purpose of this legislative programme is to make the right long-term changes to prepare and equip our country for the future, and to meet the rising aspirations of the British people.

JOURNALIST
The Liberal Democrats criticized Labour and the Conservatives.

VINCE CABLE, MP (Acting Liberal Democrat Leader)
… they're advocating the same tax policies, with the same indifference to widening inequalities, the same love affair with the discrediting council tax; they're both now bidding for the anti-immigrant…

ELFYN LLWYD (Plaid Cymru)
There was some useful stuff in there, er but by and large not a… sort of feeling, kind of Queen’s speech, nothing to set the world alight, really.

JOURNALIST
The pageantry for now is over. The politics is in full swing.