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One of the regional and metro mayors coming to Downing Street today is Richard Parker - he is Labour's West Midlands mayor.

Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme this morning, Parker says he hopes this morning's meeting will be about "sealing the deal" and "making good progress" alongside the party's leadership.

For the West Midlands in particular, Parker wants to focus on economic growth, as he says his area had the "poorest regional economy in the country" under the previous government.

He adds that Labour also needs to build back trust with some communities - especially inner city communities in his area, where Labour suffered some losses.

The UK government in Westminster remains responsible for policies which affect just England, as well as overall policy in a number of areas.

These include defence and national security, foreign policy, immigration, citizenship and tax - although Scotland has its own powers to raise and lower income tax.

For many years England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland were run by the UK government, based in Westminster in London.

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But under a process called devolution, some powers were passed from Westminster to elected bodies in Cardiff, Belfast and Edinburgh.

Public votes about devolution were held in 1997 in Scotland and Wales, and on both sides of the Northern Irish/Irish border in 1998 as part of the Good Friday Agreement.

This led to the creation of new elected institutions: the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales (now called the Senedd) and the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Jack Burgess
Live reporter

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Good morning and welcome back to our political coverage following the new government and the aftermath of last week's general election.

Here's a flavour of what we're expecting today:

• England's regional mayors are set to meet with Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, who is also communities secretary, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer at 10 Downing Street to discuss "a major programme of devolution", the government says
• Rayner has said "for too long" Westminster has "tightly gripped control"
• We also have eyes on the new Health Secretary Wes Streeting, who we're expecting to be meeting with representatives of junior doctors for the first time on Tuesday to discuss a long-running pay dispute with the previous government
• A new Speaker of the House of Commons will be elected in Parliament later this afternoon
• Prime Minister Starmer will be setting set off on his first overseas trip as PM today when he flies to Washington for a Nato summit

So, plenty to cover - stick the kettle on and we will keep you up to date as the day goes on.

We are now pausing our live coverage of the first day of the first full week of the new Labour government.

We'll be back tomorrow morning with plenty more, but to tide you over in the meantime, we will be keeping this story updated.

If you fancy more coverage from the day, why not check out the following:

• 'First day at school vibes' as new MPs start work
• UK looking at what money can be recouped from Rwanda scheme
• Starmer says meetings with NI parties a reset
• What is the 'grey belt' and how many homes could Labour build on it?
• Education secretary begins push to recruit 6,500 new teachers
• Newscast: Homes Under The Starmer?

Thank you for joining us and we'll see you back in this spot bright and early with, you guessed it, even more politics.

We're soon going to be pausing our coverage for the night after what's already proved to be another eventful day in politics at the start of a new era. Here's what you need to know today:

• Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in her first major speech in the job that Labour will build 1.5 million homes, outlining an overhaul of the planning system
• Reeves says she wants to make it easier to build homes in "grey belt" areas and end the “absurd” restriction on new onshore windfarms
• Lord Cameron, foreign secretary of the outgoing Tory government, resigned as Rishi Sunak announced his interim Conservative shadow cabinet (that full list can be found in our 19:45 post)

• More than 300 new MPs are starting their first week at Westminster, getting their new passes and learning how to find their way around the Houses of Parliament
• Prime Minister Keir Starmer travelled to Northern Ireland to meet the leaders of the five main parties in the devolved assembly at Stormont
• He then went on to Wales where he met First Minister Vaughan Getting and discussed the expected job losses at the Tata Steelworks. He emphasized it was important to "reset relations" with Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales

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US President Joe Biden will host his first bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House on Wednesday, US national security council spokesman John Kirby has confirmed.

Starmer is expected to fly out this week for the Nato summit in Washington on Tuesday, which will mark his first international visit as prime minister.

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The Rwandan government has released a statement saying it "takes note" of the UK's plans to end the Rwanda deportation scheme.

Keir Starmer confirmed he was scrapping the plan on his first day as prime minister.

The government of Rwanda pointed out that the partnership was "initiated by the Government of the UK in order to address the crisis of irregular migration affecting the UK — a problem of the UK, not Rwanda."

Rwanda has fully upheld its side of the agreement "including with regard to finances", the statement says.

For context, the UK has already spent about £310m on the now-defunct plan and the new government said earlier today it is looking carefully at what money can and cannot be recouped.

Rwanda's government remains "committed providing safety, dignity and opportunity to refugees and migrants who come to our country" the statement adds.

Richard Fuller, the interim Tory chair, says it has been a "difficult election" and that the party needs to "regroup and reflect" on the results.

"United as a party we will be ready and able to hold this new Labour government to account every step of the way," he adds in a statement.

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In a letter of resignation to Rishi Sunak, Richard Holden says it was the "greatest honour of my life" to serve as chairman of the Conservative Party.

When he was appointed in October last year he was "extremely mindful of the difficult circumstances facing the Party and its position in the polls", Holden told the former prime minister.

He is especially aware, the letter says, of the duty of care that Tory MPs owe each other over what has been "a very tough set of results".

Many superb parliamentary colleagues have not been re-elected, Holden adds.

But he goes on to say that he was sure the party would rebuild and move to challenge the Labour government and "win the next general election."

Finally he says he looks forward "to playing my role in continuing to support our party going forward".

And here is a look at the full interim shadow cabinet:

• Shadow Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster: Oliver Dowden
• Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer: Jeremy Hunt
• Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs: Andrew Mitchell
• Shadow Home Secretary: James Cleverly
• Shadow Secretary of State for Defence: James Cartlidge
• Shadow Secretary of State for Justice: Ed Argar
• Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology: Andrew Griffith
• Shadow Health and Social Care Secretary: Victoria Atkins
• Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Kemi Badenoch
• Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Steve Barclay
• Shadow Leader of the House of Commons: Chris Philp
• Shadow Leader of the House of Lords: Lord True
• Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade: Kevin Hollinrake
• Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero: Claire Coutinho
• Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Mel Stride
• Shadow Secretary of State for Education: Damian Hinds
• Shadow Secretary of State for Transport: Helen Whately
• Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport: Julia Lopez
• Shadow Attorney General: Jeremy Wright
• Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland: Alex Burghart
• Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland: John Lamont
• Shadow Secretary of State for Wales: Lord Davies of Gower
• Opposition Chief Whip: Stuart Andrew
• Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury: Laura Trott
• Shadow Paymaster General: John Glen
• Shadow Security Minister: Tom Tugendhat
• Shadow Veterans Minister: Andrew Bowie
• Shadow Women and Equalities: Mims Davies

Other differences include a move for Kemi Badenoch. She was business secretary in government, but she will now shadow Angela Rayner as Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

The shadow defence secretary is James Cartlidge, after Grant Shapps lost his seat in the election.

And former home office minister Chris Philp is Shadow Leader of the House of Commons after Penny Mordaunt lost her seat.

Ed Argar is the new shadow justice secretary after Alex Chalk also lost his seat.

Keep in mind the Conservatives are calling this an "interim shadow cabinet", which means things could change down the line.

Harry Farley
Political correspondent

Richard Holden has resigned as chair of the Conservative Party as Rishi Sunak announced an interim Shadow Cabinet.

Lord Cameron has also resigned as shadow foreign secretary, with his deputy Andrew Mitchell taking the shadow foreign secretary.

It is understood Lord Cameron felt it was important that given David Lammy as foreign secretary in the Commons, the shadow should also be a Member of Parliament.

Richard Fuller will be the interim Chair of the Party with Jeremy Hunt as shadow Chancellor and James Cleverly as shadow home secretary.

Fuller said it had been a “difficult election and it is important that we regroup and reflect on these results.

“We should also challenge ourselves candidly and deeply on the strengths of the Conservative Party across the country and outline where improvements can be made.”

He added: “United as a party we will be ready and able to hold this new Labour government to account every step of the way.”

Richard Holden, who won the previously safe Conservative seat of Basildon and Billericay by 20 votes, said it has been “the greatest honour of my life” to be Conservative Party chair.

He added that it was important to “have a thorough review into the General Election campaign” and while he would contribute “this would best take place with a new set of eyes to help provide the clearest view.”

Sutton Coldfield MP Andrew Mitchell, who was Lord Cameron's deputy, will take up the shadow foreign secretary position.

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Richard Holden, who was the Conservative party chairman, has also resigned.

Richard Fuller has replaced him as interim party chairman.

The Conservative Party's release says: "Lord Cameron and Richard Holden have both offered their resignations, and Rishi Sunak has accepted."

The Conservative Party has just released details of its new shadow cabinet.

The biggest news is the departure of Lord Cameron, who was Foreign Secretary when the Tories were in government.

Adrian Ramsay, co-leader of the Greens, told Radio 4's PM programme earlier today that his party was excited to “push Labour in a constructive way”.

The MP for Waveney Valley said he strongly supported renewable energies as the cheapest way to produce electricity, but highlighted the need for nationwide programmes to insulate homes, in order to reduce energy use.

He said his party wanted to “invest in a transition to a green economy... but not just a 'blind growth at all costs' approach”.

Pushed on the issue of building new pylons needed to transport offshore wind power in Suffolk, Ramsay said there were concerns in his constituency, but that the previous government had “let us down”.

He said he would push for a bigger focus on renewable energy but that it had to be connected “in the right way”, adding the situation needed to be assessed “as a whole” to determine the best approach.

Iain Watson
Political correspondent

Some of the new MPs were "walked back" to parliament by more experienced hands.

In some cases there was self discipline imposed, with some of the victors reluctant to talk to the BBC

There was no attempt to stop them - one former whip said the trouble was that they were not yet sure who to trust and were unsure about what they could say.

Although cameras had been allowed to film some of the meeting, most of it had taken place behind closed doors.

Despite the wariness of some to engage with the media, most seemed very relaxed.

Keir Starmer said before polling day that Labour had been campaigning "with a smile on our face".

Well, initially at least, they are governing with smiling faces – though big challenges lie ahead.

Some of the widest grins were from those few members of the parliamentary party who remembered 1997 – and thought they would never see a majority like that again.

Iain Watson
Political correspondent

The overall mood was unsurprisingly upbeat.

"I’m made up", grinned a former union official who said she hadn’t expected the majority to be quite so big.

A new Scottish MP expressed delight at being elected but said it hadn’t been a surprise.

He said he fought a similar campaign to that undertaken elsewhere in Britain– "the issues were the same, cost of living and governments that had been in power for too long".

One beaming candidate who had won a seat in Eastern England said they were blown away by how packed the meeting venue was, and were concerned that they might not find anywhere to sit on what will now be very busy Labour backbenches.

Iain Watson
Political correspondent

The more than 400 Labour MPs crowded in to Church House, several streets from the Palace of Westminster, for the first post-election parliamentary Labour Party meeting.

The new MPs were protected from public – and media – by barriers lining the route between the venue and the House of Commons, and the street outside parliament’s main entrance was closed to traffic.

This seemed to discombobulate some of the new ministers whose cars couldn’t get near the venue (though the barriers had been lifted for the PM’s vehicle).

There was a large police presence in the area.

I did manage to get close enough to a number of the new intake when the meeting was over to ask them for their first impressions.

Some were from Scotland – where Labour surged – some from the south coast, and a few were from areas never represented by a Labour MP.

One new MP who’d previously been a councillor said "It’s not 1997 all over again. Keir Starmer made a point of saying at the meeting that we had now won seats which had not been won by Tony Blair, which had never been Labour – and that brings with it great responsibility."