Britain presents ambitious post-coronavirus agenda

LONDON: Queen Elizabeth 2nd on Tuesday makes her first public appearance since the funeral of her late husband, Prince Philip, to open a new session of parliament and present her newly victorious government’s ambitious post-pandemic legislative agenda.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is riding high after the Conservatives’ triumph in last week’s local and regional elections in England, but faces new questions over the United Kingdom’s cohesion after pro-independence forces emerged on top in Scotland.