Read More> not linking?!

Hi, I would like to have a Read More > link in my exerpt but I have the readmore in my post but it’s not linking?!

code to query my blog

<?php query_posts('showposts=2&date=ASC'); ?>
			<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
			<?php get_template_part( 'home', 'news' ); // Returns home-news.php) ?>
			<?php endwhile; endif; ?>

code to display my blog

<li>
	<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><h5><?php the_title(); ?></h5></a>
	<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><span><?php echo get_the_excerpt(); ?></span></a>
	<h6><?php the_time('j M Y') ?></h6>
</li>