Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeBoris Johnson's Queen's Speech has been branded an "insult to the whole nation" as he came under attack from Keir Starmer. The Prime Minister was angrily accused of "trying to run away" from the Tories' record of the last 10 years as he published a lacklustre Queen's Speech packed with distant promises. He added: "This Queen's Speech merely papers over the cracks, it's packed with short-term gimmicks and distant promises, this Government is never short of those. Labour's leader said: "It is unforgivable that there is no clear plan to fix social care. Mr Johnson promised he will kick-start a public inquiry into his handling of Covid before the next Queen's Speech - usually a year.

Source: Daily Mirror May 11, 2021 15:58 UTC