Election 2024
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Summary

  • Sir Keir Starmer met with First Minister John Swinney in Edinburgh on his first Scotland visit since becoming prime minister

  • They vowed to work together constructively despite 'differences' and to 'reset' the relationship between their two governments

  • Starmer also met with Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar and celebrated the election of 37 Scottish Labour MPs - 36 more than the party had previously

  • Starmer will now be travelling on to Northern Ireland and Wales

  • Earlier, Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said "job guarantees" will be part of negotiations with steel giant Tata about its Port Talbot site

  • Conservative ex-minister Robert Jenrick told the BBC the "devastating" election result was because his party failed to deliver

Live Reporting

Edited by Barbara Tasch

  1. No more work on Rwanda scheme, Home Office sources say

    Iain Watson
    Political correspondent

    Home Office sources have commented on a story in the Daily Telegraph that reported Starmer has killed off the Rwanda scheme, and it's now "effectively dead"

    They say there is "nothing to kill off", adding: "The scheme never started. There is certainly no more work going on on it."

    Labour were clear that the scheme would be cancelled if they took office and had denounced it as a "gimmick".

    While the previous PM scheduled a flight for later this month, Labour sources told me during the campaign that it would never take off.

    So the Telegraph story is a statement of the obvious. There may yet be a moment in the future when the partnership agreement is formally ended, but under Labour no migrant would be sent there to have their asylum claim processed in any case.

  2. Lord Privy what? A look at the obscure cabinet titles

    Among the more obvious health, transport and culture briefs in the cabinet are some more unusual titles. Here's what they mean:

    Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster: Pat McFadden has been given the role of the second most senior minister in the Cabinet Office after the prime minister. The job involves overseeing the Duchy of Lancaster, which is a portfolio of assets held in trust for the King.

    Lord President of the Council: The presiding officer of the Privy Council, which is a body of advisers to the UK's sovereign. Lucy Powell has been appointed to the position and will be attending and chairing council meetings.

    Lord Privy Seal: Baroness Angela Smith of Basildon will be the leader of the House of Lords, responsible for the organisation of government business there, providing assistance and offering advice on procedure.

    And last but not least, the Chief Whip is responsible for maintaining discipline, ensuring members attend and vote in line with the party. Sir Alan Campbell will take up this position.

    Angela Smith arrives at 10 Downing Street, following the results of the election, in London, Britain, July 5, 2024.Reuters

    Baroness Angela Smith - who's taking on the Lord Privy Seal job

  3. Who's in Starmer's new cabinet?

    Graphic showing Angela Rayner, Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves

    The prime minister's new cabinet will meet for the first time this morning.

    Although the big jobs are filled, not all of them are - the work of filling the junior ministerial ranks will continue today.

    Here's our guide to who's in the cabinet.

    There are some surprises, too. The chief scientific adviser to the government during the pandemic, Sir Patrick Vallance, has been appointed minister for science. And James Timspon - the boss of the retailer, Timpson - has been named prisons minister. Both have been made peers.

  4. Watch: One PM out and another in... yesterday in 60 seconds

    It was a seismic day in British political history yesterday, with the newly-appointed Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer replacing Rishi Sunak, after 14 years of Conservative rule.

    Watch a quick summary of how the general election's aftermath has been unfolding in this 60 second video:

    One PM out and another in... the day in 60 seconds

  5. The work starts now

    Francesca Gillett
    Live reporter

    Welcome back to our live coverage of the election, as the UK enters its first full day with a new prime minister at the helm.

    Tonight might be be lot calmer than last night (there are a lot fewer colleagues - and snacks - in the newsroom right now), but there's much still to come.

    Later this morning, Sir Keir Starmer will be holding a meeting of his first cabinet. "The work of change begins immediately," the new prime minister said yesterday.

    And then there are all the new MPs, who will be heading to Westminster to start their new jobs. We'll be covering it all and more - so stick with us.