Today the Queen delivered her speech at the State Opening of Parliament ceremony for the 59th time, in what was her first major engagement since the death of Prince Phillip.

The ceremonial occasion marks the formal start of the parliamentary year, and the Queen's Speech sets out the Government's agenda for the coming session, outlining proposed policies and legislation.

This year she mentioned 30 laws that ministers intend to pass in the coming year.

Lib Dem MP Munira Wilson said she is "disappointed" with the Government's plans detailed in the speech.

She said: "After a terribly difficult year of the pandemic and economic hardship, today was a real opportunity for the Government to be ambitious in tackling the challenges that people face in the aftermath of Covid.

"I am disappointed the Government's plans have failed to deliver. There is still no support for the self-employed and small businesses that have been excluded from Government support, millions continue to be ignored who care for their loved ones at home and much more radical action is needed if the Government is serious about tackling the climate emergency.

"A particularly glaring omission is the lack of plans to fix social care. It's been 22 months since the Government pledged to reform social care, yet the Queen's Speech only mentions that proposals will be brought forward.

"This is not good enough.

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"Yet again, social care is being kicked into the long grass. The Government needs to stop postponing and initiate cross-party talks as soon as possible so that millions of people around the country can receive the care they need and deserve."