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Newly-elected MPs arrived in parliament on Monday 8 July to familiarise themselves with the historic building on an induction day.Tory MP Benjamin Obese-Jecty described the “fantastic feeling” of standing in Westminster Hall, while Labour’s Adam Jogee explained why he was excited to “hit the ground running” for his constituents.It wasn’t all plain sailing on day one though, as several newly elected Labour MPs criticised the reliability of train services after suffering disruption during journeys to take their seats in the House of Commons.The politicians took to social media platform X – formerly Twitter – to complain as they travelled to London ahead of the parliament sitting on Tuesday for the first time since the general election. More

Removal vans were spotted outside 10 Downing Street on Monday 8 July, following the Labour landslide in the general election.Former prime minister Rishi Sunak addressed the nation from No 10 for the final time last Friday, before Sir Keir Starmer took the keys to the famous residence.Mr Sunak had lived in No 10 for around one year and a nine months, after becoming PM in October 2022 after the disastrous tenure of Liz Truss.He has been ousted after the Tories suffered a devastating defeat in the general election, which saw them reduced to just 121 MPs.Labour, meanwhile, now have 411 seats in the House of Commons. More

Treasury minister Darren Jones took a swipe at the Tories during a live television interview.Appearing on BBC Breakfast on Monday (8 July), Mr Jones discussed Labour’s plan for economic growth, before making a dig at former Tory ministers.He said: “The key thing you’ll see from this Labour government is we are going to return, both to the service of the British people but to the norms, the adults are back in the room.“Announcements we make will be made to Parliament. They will follow proper processes through Parliament. We welcome them to be challenged and scrutinised by colleagues from different parties.” More

Rachel Reeves has vowed Labour will repay trust from voters through actions – not slogans or gimmicks. The UK’s first female chancellor delivered her first major speech on Monday 8 July, insisting that economic growth will be the government’s “national mission”. “We face the legacy of 14 years of chaos and economic irresponsibility,” she said, taking aim at the Conservative Party.“I know that voters’ trust cannot be repaid through slogans or through gimmicks. Only through action, only through delivery.”Ms Reeves added that the Government will make the “tough” and “hard choices” to fix the UK’s economy. More

A political commentator has suggested Donald Trump will use Nigel Farage as his “UK link” following the general election result.Speaking to GB News about the new Labour government, Theo Usherwood claimed that new foreign secretary David Lammy will find it “very difficult” to work with Mr Trump if he wins the US presidency in November.“I think it’s going to be very, very difficult for Labour, and I think it’s going to cause real friction,” he said.“Especially with the election of Nigel Farage, Donald Trump doesn’t care about formalities. He doesn’t do the playbook that Whitehall in London will want. He won’t go through No 10.” More

Kwasi Kwarteng has refused to rule out a comeback from himself or Liz Truss.The former chancellor, who last week appeared to take the blame for the Tory general election defeat, admitted he has “exchanged one or two Whatsapps” with the former prime minister in recent days.Ms Truss – who lost her seat in the vote – is best known for her short-lived tenure in No 10, when she devised the disastrous mini-budget with Mr Kwarteng.Speaking on Good Morning Britain on Monday 8 July, Mr Kwarteng suggested a comeback could be on the cards.“Let’s see… can’t rule anything in or out,” he said. More

A former Tory minister has suggested there was “little appetite” for a Labour government at the general election.Kevin Hollinrake, the former postal affairs minister, told Good Morning Britain that the Conservatives will be “in good shape” to challenge Sir Keir Starmer come 2029.“One very good thing for us, in terms of the result from last week, was that there was very little appetite for a Labour government,” he said.“There is very little appetite for Keir Starmer.”GMB host Susanna Reid suggested Mr Hollinrake’s claim was “remarkable” as she pointed out Labour won a huge landslide. More

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has today (Sunday 7 July) detailed the new border control policy the Labour government is set to implement after scrapping the controversial Rwanda Bill.Saying “nobody should be making these boat crossings”, Ms Cooper, who was made Home Secretary on Friday (5 July), explained that the UK needs “a major upgrade in law enforcement”:“We are immediately launching the process to recruit the new border security commander, but also to make sure we have new cross-border police and to get new counter-terror powers in place.”After chairing his first cabinet meeting as prime minister yesterday, Sir Keir Starmer announced that the Rwanda deportation plan “was dead and buried before it started.” More