BREXIT dominates the package of measures in today's Queen Speech, but the Prime Minister has come under fire for it being 'threadbare' after flagship manifesto policies had to be scrapped.

Of 27 bills and draft bills unveiled in the Queen’s Speech, eight are devoted to the complex process of withdrawal from the EU, including a Repeal Bill to overturn the 1972 Act which originally took Britain into the European Economic Community and separate Bills on customs, trade, immigration, fisheries, agriculture, nuclear safeguards and the international sanctions regime.

In the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire and recent terror attacks, the Prime Minister Theresa May also announced plans for a Civil Disaster Reaction Taskforce and a new Commission for Countering Extremism, as well as a review of counter-terror strategy and the creation of an independent public advocate to act on behalf of bereaved families.

Mrs May called the snap election in the hope of securing an increased majority but after losing her mandate due to the hung parliament result, and because no deal has yet been finalised with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), the Prime Minister has been forced to drop a number of policies including the scrapping of universal free school lunches, a vote on fox hunting, means-testing of the winter fuel payment, an energy price cap and the reform of social care funding, branded a “dementia tax” by critics.

Worcester MP Robin Walker, and a Brexit minister, said it was right Brexit legislation had been made the priority.

"Clearly the focus was always going to be on Brexit - that was always likely to be at the heart of this Queen's Speech," Mr Walker said.

"I am looking forward to playing a significant role.

"There needs to be a stable, legal framework, that is going to a key priority."

Mr Walker said although some issues were not included, issues like fair funding for schools was still mentioned in the speech.

"Locally, fair funding is a long term priority, it is still very important that is there," The MP said.

Mr Walker added that on issue like social care funding, which he said had caused an issue for the party at the election, the government was right to be taking their time, and be having a consultation.

But Councillor Joy Squires, who stood as Labour's parliamentary candidate at the election earlier this month, hit out at the Queen's Speech.

"This is a threadbare Queen’s Speech, offering little hope to our over-stretched and underfunded schools, hospitals, police and fire services," Cllr Squires said.

"I am pleased that the worst excesses of the Tory manifesto, like the Dementia Tax and re-introducing fox hunting, have been ditched.

"So many people voting Labour and denying a Tory majority achieved that.”

The State Opening of Parliament, which had been delayed by two days because of confusion caused by the inconclusive result of the June 8 election, took place without some of the traditional ceremony.