Critics underwhelmed at Queen's speech

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  • Just nine new bills were proposed in today's speech
  • Critics claim the government have run out of time to do anything effective about the economy
  • There were calls for the speech to be cancelled and for the government to focus on wide-scale reform
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The Queen's speech today at the state opening of parliament lasted just seven minutes and left many commentators underwhelmed at the government's plans for economic reform ahead of the next general election.

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