Parliament is sitting for the first time since the general election, with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak having swapped seats.
In the last few hours, the House of Commons has opened its doors to a new cohort of MPs - and a brand new prime minister.The Speaker of the House has been elected - with Sir Lindsay Hoyle taking on the role again - and Sir Keir Starmer has made his first address in the chamber as prime minister.We've also heard from Tory leader Rishi Sunak, and various other party leaders - including Nigel Farage, Adrian Ramsay and Sir Ed Davey.
But there is plenty more to come today - here's a brief overview:MPs are now being sworn in as members of the House of Commons, starting with Sir Keir Starmer's new cabinet;They will be followed by Rishi Sunak's shadow cabinet, which was only confirmed last night; Backbenchers will then have their turn, but it's unlikely all 650 members will be sworn in today - it will probably spill to tomorrow;Elsewhere, the selection process for a new chair of the 1922 Committee will get...
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