Reshuffle, David Miliband and Farage

1. David Cameron has unveiled his first all-Conservative cabinet
2. Amber Rudd, John Whittingdale, Greg Clark and Robert Halfon all get roles
3. The PM also met Conservative backbenchers for the first time since the election
4. David Miliband criticises his brother's Labour leadership and rules out of the Labour leadership race
5. UKIP rejects Nigel Farage's resignation, meaning he will stay on as leader
6. Labour announced its shadow cabinet, with Chris Leslie replacing Ed Balls as shadow chancellor

Goodnight

Before we close the Election Live Page for the night, here's a reminder of the main stories of the day:

David Cameron met Conservative back-benchers old and new on the first day of the new Parliament. He told them he wanted to renew a sense of fairness in society - "where those who work hard and do the right thing are able to get on".

The Prime Minister has been re-shuffling and re-appointing his Cabinet. Many senior figures stay in their roles, but there are moves for Sajid Javid, who is the new Business Secretary and John Whittingdale, who beomes Culture Secretary.

Several female MPs are promoted, including Amber Rudd (Energy and Climate Change Secretary), and Anna Soubry and Priti Patel who will attend Cabinet as small business and employment ministers.

David Miliband has been critical of his brother Ed's leadership of the Labour Party, saying voters "did not want what was being offered".

Nigel Farage is to remain as leader of UKIP after his party rejected his resignation and persuaded him to stay on.

The former coalition health minister, Norman Lamb , has confirmed he will stand for the leadership of the Liberal Democrats.

EU referendum

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YouGov President

Journalist and president of the YouGov polling organisation Peter Kellner appeared on Newsnight to talk about what went wrong with the election polls.

He's posted a blog on the issue and told Newsnight he thought elections without polls would be worse - because politicians could then make claims about public opinion.

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Stella Creasy for deputy leader?

Stella Creasy MP told Evan Davis on Newsnight she would not stand for the Labour leadership, but suggested she would consider standing as deputy.

"I'm open to that question. ...I want to hear what people have to say," she said.

The Labour MP for Walthamstow in London said the party's best campaigns had come from the "grassroots" up and she wanted the party to be a "movement" again.

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Labour donor: 'Broaden appeal'

Labour party donor and businessman John Mills has said the party needs to broaden its appeal, while not losing its "traditional role" of helping people who have fallen on hard times.

He told the BBC News Channel there had been an element of Labour being seen as anti-business and that had "cost the party dear".

However, he added:

I have been through defeats and successes in politics for a long time, but the reality is that the wheel of fortune turns. This is an important time for people who support the Labour party to do something to try to re-build it."

Labour 'more pessimistic than polls'

Labour's election pollster says public polls "showed a much more favourable position for Labour than we were finding in our internal data" both before the campaign and during it.

Newsnight's policy editor Chris Cook has been speaking to James Morris, who worked for Labour from when Ed Miliband was elected leader in 2010 until the election last week.

Mr Morris told him:

We knew we had much more work to do and were still dogged by a loss of trust."

You can read Chris Cook's report here.

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Lord Steel's attack

"This election has set us back decades", writes the former Liberal leader (Lord) David Steel in The Guardian.

The article is headlined "Six ways Nick Clegg steered the Liberal Democrats to disaster".....

'Treasured' NHS

Was Shapps demoted?

BBC political correspondent Chris Mason was asked whether the move to the post of international development minister was a demotion for Grant Shapps, who was party chairman.

He said:

On the face of it, it looks like that [a demotion]. As important as the government will insist that role is, it's not a principal role in a new government."

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Boris 'Like a new day at school'

Laura Kuenssberg from Newsnight caught up with Boris Johnson about the atmosphere in the Commons today which, according to him, "is just like a new day at school".

Watch the brief exchange here .

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Labour meeting

More now on the first meeting this evening of Labour's parliamentary party since their election defeat.

BBC political correspondent Iain Watson says the MPs discussed the possible timetable for electing a new leader and were told by acting party leader Harriet Harman that there were "balanced arguments" over whether a short or long campaign would be best.

After the meeting, Labour sources said there had been no "settled view" on the timing and that the three options were: Before the summer recess; in the autumn but before the annual conference or at the annual conference.

There was however very little appetite for the last option - the party was keen to avoid a repeat of the last leadership eelction and it was felt the new leader should "bed in" before, and not at, a conference.

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Shapps' move

'Bruising week'

Chris Leslie, the new shadow chancellor, says it has been a "very bruising week" but that Labour now needs to give people a "sense of trust".

He told the BBC News channel:

I'm determined we will be a strong opposition and the fightback starts here."

Asked if he was going to stand for the Labour leadership, he said: "Oh Gosh. I'm not thinking about any of those things today. One day at a time."

Get involved - Nigel Farage

BBC News website reader: That's brilliant news. We could not have asked for a better leader. Can you imagine Labour asking Miliband or Lib Dems asking Clegg to stay on?

New Conservative Party Chairman

Lord Feldman is appointed Conservative Party Chairman and will attend political cabinet meetings. He replaces Grant Shapps, who is the new international development minister.

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Grant Shapps has been moved from party chairman to the post of international development minister, David Cameron has announced.

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Get it right on your first day as a newly elected MP

Starting a new job can be both exciting and nerve-wracking. And if that job is representing a parliamentary constituency for the the first time, it's good to remember to get the essentials right.

Natalie McGarry - one of the SNP's "Magnificent Seven" Glasgow MPs - remembered to pack a wardrobe change, thus defeating an exploding pen and arriving covered in ink.

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Who will run for Labour leadership?

Farage on not quitting

Nigel Farage has spoken up on why he is not quitting as UKIP leader after all. Writing in the Daily Telegraph , he said:

UKIP’s NEC overwhelmingly refused my resignation, citing the party membership support as a reason for which I should stay on. I was reluctant. I wanted evidence, I wanted options. And they all came. I was left in a situation that made it clear; there was only one person the NEC wanted for the job, and the party membership was in support.

More from Norman Lamb

The thing that has always driven him and is central to his liberalism, Mr Lamb says, is giving people power, and taking it away from unaccountable institutions.

"I've never shrunk away from a challenge." he adds.

"It's terribly important that we articulate a modern vision for this country that connects with people."

And what would make him good at the job of Lib Dem leader?

"To be able to communicate with people, to engage and connect with people, and it's critical that we do that."

Will it be a two-horse race with Tim Farron? Full story here.

Labour 'should challenge and harry'

Chris Mason

Political Correspondent

The acting leader of the Labour Party, Harriet Harman, has told Labour MPs their job is to "challenge and harry" the Conservatives "every step of the way".

Addressing the Parliamentary Labour Party at Westminster, Ms Harman said: "You are going to be getting up there and at them".

'We have got to throw off any sense of loss or mourning," she added.

"The SNP are going to be strutting down this corridor, they want to see us downcast, we're not going to give them that pleasure."

She expressed frustration at some of the commentary from Labour figures in recent days. "We do have to be truthful about what happened, but not step over the line and cause further problems."

And she spoke at length about the timetable for electing a new Labour leader, setting out a few options including a short campaign with the result by the end of July, or a longer one with a view to the result being later in the year.

Norman Lamb on standing

Norman Lamb, confirming to the BBC that he will run for the Lib Dem leadership, said he made his decision after "an awful lot" of soul-searching in a period of "complete exhaustion" after the election.

But he concluded he should do it, he said, as “obviously the party suffered devastating results last Thursday. It’s critically important that we reconnect and... have an effective advocate for what modern liberalism is all about.”

'Big mistake'

Conservative former Scotland Secretary Lord Forsyth said SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon had made "a big mistake" in committing herself to fiscal autonomy, which he said would leave a black hole of up to £9bn in Scotland's finances, depending on the oil price.

"It would mean either massive increases in taxes or massive cuts in public services," said Lord Forsyth. "It is simply undeliverable."

He told a post-election conference in Westminster that the Union was "in mortal danger" and urged David Cameron to produce a White Paper setting out the economic risks of fiscal autonomy.

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'Hopeful sign'

Environmental charities have welcomed the appointment of Amber Rudd as Energy Secretary, calling it a "hopeful sign" the government is committed to acting on climate change. The Hastings and Rye MP has entered Cabinet for the first time, moving upwards within the department where she was a minister.

Simon Bullock, from Friends of the Earth, said:

Amber Rudd has already acknowledged the need to boost renewables and increase investment in energy efficiency - and importantly she recognises the devastating impact that climate change will have without action."

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Nick Robinson on the new Cabinet

Nick Robinson, the Political Editor of BBC News, writes in his blog that while many faces stay the same in the Cabinet reshuffle, it "would be a mistake, however, to see only the continuity and not the change".

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'UKIP deluged with calls'

It's the end of the first day at work for many new MPs

More appointments

The prime minister has announced more ministerial appointments on Twitter:

Anne Milton will become Deputy Chief Whip - first female Conservative MP to hold the post. George Eustice will become Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Andrea Leadsom will become Minister of State at the Department for Energy and Climate Change.

'Nigel Farage: Why I decided I had to stay on as Ukip leader'

The Daily Telegraph

I breathed deep, and thought for as long as I possibly had. I decided that as much as I had earned my holidays. As much as I wanted to spend the summer fishing, walking, and of course, in the European Parliament where all hell is currently breaking loose – that I owed it to the party that got me here

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Reaction to new appointments

Labour in Scotland

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Scottish Labour MSPs have been emerging from a near three-hour long meeting held to discuss the party's disastrous election performance, writes Andrew Kerr from BBC Scotland.

The leader Jim Murphy has refused to resign, but there have been calls for him to go to allow the party to have a fresh start.

Speaking outside the party's HQ, the finance spokeswoman Jackie Baillie said the "overwhelming majority of MSPs was very clear, they want Jim and Kez (Dugdale) to lead us forward into the future".

Former leadership challenger Neil Findlay has resigned from the Shadow Cabinet and says Jim Murphy should step down. Ms Baillie said she couldn't "recall" if Mr Findlay spoke in the meeting. It's thought Jim Murphy left the meeting via a different exit.

Labour leadership rush

Get involved - Nigel Farage

Nick: Farage to stay, that's good news, as he is the only politician who is not afraid to raise issues that need debating. He is a plain speaker and whether you agree with him or not he has had all the other parties running scared.

Get involved - Nigel Farage

Martin Armstrong: So pleased to hear that Nigel Farage is back. I bet the Labour party won't be asking Milliband to reconsider?

David Miliband rules out leadership bid

More from David Miliband

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David Miliband also told the BBC Labour had lost the general election because voters "did not want what was being offered".

The full story is here.

BreakingDavid Miliband criticises Ed's approach

In an exclusive interview with the BBC, David Miliband has criticised his brother's leadership of the Labour Party.

Speaking in New York, he said the former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his brother had "allowed themselves to be portrayed as moving backwards from the principals of aspiration and inclusion that are the absolute heart of any successful progressive political project".

He added: "Either we build on what Labour achieved after 1997 and we have a chance to succeed, or we abandon it and we fail."

More appointments

David Cameron has announced three more appointments.

He tweeted: "Mark Francois will become Minister of State at Department for Communities and Local Government.

"Penny Mordaunt will become Armed Forces Minister at Ministry of Defence - first woman in this role.

"Ros Altman will become Pensions Minister at the Department for Work and Pensions."

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Women in Cabinet

There are seven women in David Cameron’s new cabinet - two more than in the last government.

They are:

• Amber Rudd – Secretary of State for Energy and Climate
• Nicky Morgan - Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities
• Justine Greening - Secretary of State for International Development
• Theresa May - Home Secretary
• Baroness Stowell - Leader of the House of Lords, Lord Privy Seal
• Teresa Villiers - Northern Ireland Secretary
• Liz Truss - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

There are also two women ministers who can attend cabinet:

• Anna Soubry - Minister for small business attending Cabinet
• Priti Patel - Minister for employment attending Cabinet.

Suzanne Evans on Farage

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Suzanne Evans says she is "very pleased" Nigel Farage is to remain UKIP leader after his resignation was rejected by the the party's National Executive Committee.

When he initially tabled his resignation, he had endorsed Ms Evans as his successor.

Ms Evans said: "Very pleased @Nigel_Farage still at the helm. As stated previously, I tried to persuade him to stay and was never actually appointed leader!"

Farage's autobiography

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Now Nigel Farage appears to have been persuaded to remain as UKIP's party leader, reporters have wasted no time in leafing through his autobigraphy, The Purple Revolution. In it, he wrote:

The consequences of me failing to secure a seat for myself in the Commons would be significant for both myself and the party. It is frankly just not credible for me to continue to lead the party without a Westminster seat...was I supposed to brief UKIP policy from the Westminster Arms? No - if I fail to win South Thanet, it is curtains for me. I will have to step down."

Scottish Secretary

A bit more on the new Scottish Secretary. David Cameron has confirmed he's given the post to David Mundell, who has been Scotland's sole Tory MP at Westminster for the past 10 years.

The Conservative MP, who has represented Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale at Westminster since 2005, had served as Scotland Office Minister in the coalition government, but Liberal Democrat Alistair Carmichael had the more senior cabinet-level post.

'A lot of convincing'

'Third party status'

The day so far...

As the early team log off the Election Live Page and the late team take over, it's time for a quick re-cap of what's been happening today:

New and old MPs have been arriving at the Houses of Parliament following the election.

David Cameron has been completing his Cabinet reshuffle - or re-appointment - with many senior figures keeping their posts.

Former universities minister Greg Clark is the new communities secretary - replacing Eric Pickles; Liz Truss remains environment secretary while Patrick McLoughlin stays in charge of transport.

Among the promotions, Sajid Javid is the new business secretary while Priti Patel becomes employment minister.

London Mayor Boris Johnson will not be made a minister, but will attend separate Tory "political cabinet" meetings.

Labour's acting leader, Harriet Harman, has announced a new shadow cabinet . Chris Leslie becomes shadow chancellor and Hilary Benn - shadow foreign secretary.

Apprentice star Lord Sugar has left the Labour Party , blaming "negative business policies".

Nominations open on Wednesday for the contest to replace Nick Clegg as Liberal Democrat leader.

UKIP's national executive have rejected Nigel Farage's resignation and say he remains the party's leader.

The BBC understands Angus Robertson will remain as SNP leader in the House of Commons.

George Galloway says he has launched legal proceedings to challenge the result of the Bradford West election.

Analysis: Farage's comeback

Robin Brant

Political Correspondent

It seems a little bizarre to be honest. Just hours after the election he talked of his relief and how happy he was to have lost in his attempt to become an MP. But now the party has persuaded him to stay. The reality is that Nigel Farage was, and is, UKIP's biggest asset. He has strong legitimacy behind him, with the party having amassed millions of votes at the general election. But with the EU referendum now front and centre of the political debate, UKIP and Mr Farage will want to be part of that. I'm just not sure he could resist the allure of staying at the centre of front line politics despite all his protestations in Thanet South after his defeat.

Life after the Commons

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As the dust settles after the general election, many men and women who once trod the corridors of power as Members of Parliament are facing up to life after defeat.

No longer able to influence the policies and laws of their country, these former members of the House of Commons now have to find something else to occupy their time.

But what's it like after losing your parliamentary seat?

The BBC's Mario Cacciottolo reports.

The politics of austerity

The loss of Ed Balls on Thursday leaves Labour's economic policy in limbo. The party's direction in this area is likely to be the biggest bone of contention in the leadership election to come.

Today might not be the best time to offer analysis of polling, given the doldrums into which the polling industry has plunged after their failures on Thursday. Nonetheless, the in-depth polling from Lord Ashcroft on why we voted the way we did does have some interesting facts contained within it which Labour leadership contenders will be poring over. Chief among them are the differing attitudes of the different parties' supporters towards austerity past and future.

Read more from Newsnight Live.

Reaction to Farage resurrection

Breaking'NEC didn't want Nigel to go'

UKIP chairman Steve Crowther said in a statement: "As promised Nigel Farage tendered his official resignation as leader of UKIP to the NEC. This offer was unanimously rejected by the NEC members who produced overwhelming evidence that the UKIP membership did not want Nigel to go.

"He has therefore been persuaded by the NEC to withdraw his resignation and remains leader of UKIP," the chairman added.

BreakingFarage to stay as UKIP leader

Nigel Farage is to stay on as leader of UKIP after his resignation was rejected unanimously by the party.

Analysis: Scots in the House

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The SNP’s tartan army has just arrived at Westminster after their stunning election victory. But what real influence will they have? The answer may be quite a bit.

Their aim is to have the status that the Liberal Democrats had in the 2005-2010 Parliament. Like them then, they are now the third largest party at Westminster. That means David Cameron is likely to face two questions a week from the SNP’s Parliamentary leader Angus Robertson at Prime Minister’s Questions.

They can also look forward to chairing two Commons committees. The obvious choice would be the Scottish Affairs Committee. If so that could lead to an explosive mix as most of the others on it will be Conservative MPs due to their numbers in Parliament.

Crucially, too, it means they will have two members on the Liaison Committee - another chance to quiz the PM, and at greater length than at Prime Minister’s Questions.

As the third party, the SNP will also be part of what's known in Westminster as the “usual channels”: the MPs who know a fortnight in advance what will be debated in the Commons.

All that has to be agreed with the Speaker of the Commons, but it’s hard to see how it could be denied.

Then there’s the money. The taxpayer pays to fund the work of political parties at Westminster. The formula is based on the number of MPs a party has and the number of votes they won at the election. For the SNP with 56 MPs and just under one and a half million votes, that works out at £1.7m a year.

And some more cabinet appointees...

Some less familiar faces to many possibly. From top, Stephen Crabb, Greg Hands and David Mundell.

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Lib Dem fightback

Who'll get EU job?

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Times columnist Daniel Finkelstein says Labour have a "big dilemma" in choosing their next leader to re-build their party.

The difficulty they have is do they decide to go after Tories in the South or the SNP in Scotland. My bias, but I am a Tory living in Pinner, would be to go after English votes."

A mystery guest?

BreakingHancock's OK!

Panic over, we have word! Matt Hancock is safe and well. Resembling an episode of Stars in Their Eyes, he went in to Downing Street as business minister, but he re-emerges as Minister for Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (minister for efficiency & civil service reform).

BreakingMundell - Scotland Secretary

David Mundell is appointed Scotland Office Secretary - a post previously held by Lib Dem Alistair Carmichael. Mr Mundell is the Conservatives' only MP in Scotland.

Have you seen this man?

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There's been no sign of Matt Hancock since he entered Downing Street a good while ago. Everyone else was out in a matter of minutes.

Sphere of influence?

Young gun

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Among the new, smiling SNP faces outside Westminster a short time ago was Mhairi Black - pictured above with the white shirt and dark jacket - the 20-year-old student who ousted shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander. 

BreakingGreg Hands - Treasury chief secretary

Greg Hands - until now a deputy chief whip - becomes the new chief secretary to the Treasury (a post previously held by Lib Dem Danny Alexander).

Get involved - 'Two jobs' Boris

John: Re: David’s point - this straddling of jobs is perfectly normal and good succession planning. Yes, Boris won’t be able to focus 100% on both but it is for a relatively short period. May the government keep being sensible and pragmatic.

Get involved - 'Two jobs' Boris

Adam: Why all the fuss about Boris having to do the jobs of MP and Mayor at the same time? Everyone else getting called to No 10 today is in the same position - they have to be an MP and a minister. The man calling them in goes even further - Cameron is an MP, PM and party leader too.

The big picture

BreakingCrabb remains Wales secretary

Some more reshuffle news. Stephen Crabb stays on as the secretary of state for Wales, the PM has announced.

'Kind words'

BreakingLetwin - Cabinet Office

Oliver Letwin is to become a full member of cabinet and will be in overall charge of the Cabinet Office. He was a minister for government policy and chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in the last parliament.

Search party?

Seriously now, what has happened to Matt Hancock? He's not been seen since he disappeared behind the black door of No 10 quite some time ago. Shall we send a search party?

More from the Downing Street catwalk

From the top, Justine Greening, Iain Duncan Smith and Theresa Villiers.

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Continuity the theme of the day

Norman Smith

Assistant political editor

David Cameron has chosen to use the previously held Lib Dem posts in government to bring in new talent. Otherwise, the theme of the PM's reshuffle has been "continuity", with key figures remaining in their posts.

'Devastating' to lose seats

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Losing seats after an election is an “absolutely devastating” experience for politicians, a psychiatrist says.Dame Jane Roberts, who interviewed 111 MPs after the election, told BBC Radio 5 live politicians felt a “sense of utter failure” after losing office.

When anybody loses their job it’s absolutely dreadful... but for all MPs, they’ve put their heart and souls in this for years and years… and then suddenly it all goes. They’re very publicly sacked in the middle of the world."

Dame Jane RobertsPsychiatrist and author of report: 'Losing Political Office'

Get involved - 'Two jobs' Boris

David: How can Boris be expected to do any justice to either of his political appointments? I mistakenly thought that both jobs would be full time. He's either extremely talented (which I doubt), or both jobs are a doddle and can both be squeezed in, I know that lots of MPs have more than one job, but not when both are funded by the taxpayer. This doesn't show our political system in a very good light.

Get involved - [e-mail]

Is John Whittingdale merely filling a place until Boris is fully available?

BreakingContinuity continues

Jeremy Hunt stays on as health secretary, David Cameron announces.

Pic: Alex Salmond joins the SNP gang

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Pastures new

Reaction to Rudd's new role

More Clark reaction

Where's Hancock?

Matt Hancock disappeared into Downing Street a little earlier - and we've heard no word since. Perhaps he got lost?

Punishment post?

Hunt arrives

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Jeremy Hunt arrives at No.10. Probably to be handed the health brief once again but we'll see...

BreakingVilliers stays as NI secretary

David Cameron meant it when he talked about "sticking to the plan". Another of his secretaries of state remains in place: Theresa Villiers will carry on as Northern Ireland secretary.

New faces

From the top - Anna Soubry, Liz Truss and Greg Clark.

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Get involved - [e-mail]

It’s ironic that Cameron, who built his strategy to defeat Labour on the fear of them being beholden to the SNP, now finds himself having to meet many of their demands or face the prospect of another Scottish referendum on Independence.

More on Clark

BreakingGreening stays on

Justine Greening is another cabinet member to hold on to her job. She'll be staying on as international development secretary, David Cameron announces.

Clark appointment

BreakingGreg Clark - DCLG secretary

Eric Pickles has been dropped as communities and local government secretary. He's replaced by Greg Clark.

Still more to come

Norman Smith

Assistant political editor

This afternoon has been dominated by quite a lot of female appointments. But we're still waiting for news on a number of important briefs, including health and communities and local government. It's interesting to speculate what may happen with the Scotland Office brief - although as there's only one Scottish MP, David Mundell, we can only assume he'll get the job.

Missed opportunity?

Pic: SNP cohort say hello to Westminster

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Safely does it

Get involved - [e-mail]

I am confused, maybe naïve. However I do not understand how Boris Johnson can be both an MP and Mayor of London or are they both part time jobs?

Get involved - [e-mail]

I wanted to vote Labour but, as someone with ambitions in the workplace and in business, could not understand their seemingly anti-business, anti-wealth creation, anti-aspiration agenda. They instead focussed on whipping up hatred amongst their most left-wing supporters, the products of which we are now left with in the form of violent protests in London.

Sturgeon joins the throng

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Nicola Sturgeon arrives outside the Palace of Westminster to applause from her 56 MPs. The party is now the third largest in parliament, since its electoral success last week.

BreakingSoubry - small business minister

Anna Soubry has been moved from defence to become a new minister for small business. She will attend cabinet.

New blood

BreakingNot-so-reshuffle

Liz Truss is to stay as environment secretary, the prime minister announces.

Pic: Nicola Sturgeon on Loose Women

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Tearoom takeover

Anna Soubry summoned

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Our assistant political editor Norman Smith is doing a sterling job trying to get comment out of the cabinet hopefuls going into Downing Street. No luck yet, though. The latest person to pass through the black door is Anna Soubry - currently a defence minister. This was Ms Soubry doing verbal battle with Alex Salmond a few weeks ago on the Andrew Marr Show. Is she in line for a promotion? We shall see.

Another first day photo

Lamb on leadership

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Norman Lamb has described some of the speculation about his decision to stand for the Lib Dem leadership as “completely wrong” - that comes after ITV reported that he'd confirmed his intention to run to them. He says he'll “make an announcement this evening” on whether or not he will put his name forward.

BreakingMcLoughlin keeps transport brief

Patrick McLoughlin is to continue in his role of transport secretary, David Cameron announces.

Reaction to Javid's new job

John Cridland, director general of industry group the CBI, has congratulated Sajid Javid on his appointment as business secretary.

We want to encourage more companies, especially Britain’s forgotten army of medium-sized businesses, to boost exports and investment, to drive growth and create jobs up and down the country. We look forward to working with Sajid to achieve this."

Mr Cridland continued: "As an immediate step, we want the government to set out a clear business plan for its first 100 days, including getting the deficit down, finding new ways to deliver public services and committing to the Airports Commission’s final decision this summer. We also need policies to bolster our supply chains, and make the UK the destination of choice for manufacturing high-value products.”

Let me in!

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Hold on to your seats, it's reshuffle time again. Liz Truss - currently the environment secretary - arrives at Downing Street and, rather awkwardly, she can't get in. The door is shut. Horror! After a few knocks and a quick wave to the cameras she's been let in. Will she stay in her post or is she heading to pastures new in government?

'Used to reading derogatory things'

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SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon says she takes "no personal pleasure" in the defeat of so many Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs in Scotland. Appearing on Loose Women on ITV, Ms Sturgeon said losing an election was "the most miserable feeling in the world."

Ms Sturgeon - pictured here on the Andrew Marr Show on Sunday - was asked about the focus on her appearance in some coverage of the election campaign, She said she was "used to reading pretty derogatory things" about herself and it was "water off a duck's back".

But she expressed concern that the tone could make some young women think "I don't fancy putting myself in the firing line for that" and deter them from a career in politics.

Ms Sturgeon said she had paid more attention to her appearance as her political career advanced.

She also said she had never had a voice coach but had "some advice on how to project my voice from Sean Connery".

The name's Sturgeon...

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Labour ‘saw what was coming’

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Labour MP John Mann says he and “quite a number of” his colleagues “saw what was coming” in the weeks before their election defeat to the Conservatives.

Acting leader Harriet Harman said Labour were not expecting to lose, but Mr Mann told BBC Radio 5 live many of his colleagues “expected to see a majority Conservative government”.

What we were hearing on the doorsteps – [was not] 'we love the Conservatives,' but 'we don’t trust Labour' and repeatedly people said they didn’t see Ed Miliband as being a suitable prime minister. That was hundreds of times every day I heard that, every day this year."

John MannLabour MP for Bassetlaw

Fresh faces

More appointments?

Lord Sugar's 'odd moment'

The World at One

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"I think it's a rather odd moment for him to take the step he has," says Labour donor John Mills on Lord Sugar's announcement to quit the party.

Mr Mills told The World At One that Labour was going to have to rethink its strategy and taking a different approach to business would no doubt form a part of that, and on this issue the party would have benefited from Lord Sugar's help.

'Don't quit' Lord Sugar

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The former culture minister, Ben Bradshaw, has urged Lord Sugar not to quit the Labour Party.

Lord Sugar has announced his resignation from the party - this was him alongside Gordon Brown in 1997 - saying he had become "disillusioned" with its business policies under Ed Miliband's leadership.

In a tweet, Mr Bradshaw said: "This is just the time *not* to leave but to stay & help us back to sanity ensuring we win in 2020."

'Room to improve'

Nicola Sturgeon has been on ITV's Loose Women this lunchtime. Despite her party's near-total dominance on Thursday night - winning 56 of 59 seats - she told the audience: "We've still got some room for improvement."

She also met Don McLean and tweeted about it.

Nicola Sturgeon

Lamb to stand for leadership

Cameron's continuity

The World at One

BBC Radio 4

Peter Riddell, director of the Institute for Government, tells The World At One David Cameron's cabinet so far looks "sensible".

He says Mr Cameron has gone for continuity in the very big jobs, and there have been no "machinery of government" changes.

What motivates MPs?

The World at One

BBC Radio 4

Crossing over

Boris 'disgruntled'?

Vanquishers up front

Getty

In the school photo with his 74 new MPs, David Cameron chose to stand beside those who defeated Tory defector Mark Reckless, Labour shadow chancellor Ed Balls and Lib Dem business secretary Vince Cable.

Friends of George

Neil Breakwell

Newsnight Deputy Editor

PA

If the reshuffle has one flavour it's that of George Osborne. Goodness knows what that tastes like, but the appointments today see those who have been close to him getting a promotion.

They start with a promotion for Mr Osborne himself: as well as remaining chancellor he becomes First Minister of State (seen as the vehicle for him to lead renegotiation on Europe).

Two of his former PPSs, Robert Halfon and Amber Rudd, become deputy party chairman (attending cabinet) and secretary of state for energy and climate change respectively.

Priti Patel who worked closely with Osborne in the Treasury at the end of the last parliament becomes minister for employment.

We already know that Cameron will not seek re-election. One challenger to Osborne, if he wants the top job of leader, is expected to be Theresa May. Therefore the appointment of Michael Gove to the justice department will please backers of team Osborne. May and Gove spectacularly fell out over the extremism in schools story last year. Having another Osborne ally effectively shadowing Theresa May will be seen as helpful to his chances.

For more Newsnight analysis and election coverage click here.

Murphy has 'huge job to do'

The Daily Politics

David Lammy won't say who he'll back for the Labour leaderhsip as he hasn't seen their pitches yet - but he wants to see them connect beyond Labour.

How does Labour deal with Scotland? Mr Lammy says the parties that did well - the SNP and the Conservatives - had a national message, one for Scotland and one for England. Labour needs to get back to a national sense of coherence that the Scottish people want, he argues. It's right Jim Murphy stayed on as Scots Labour leader but he's got "a huge job" to do, the MP adds.

'Radical alternatives'

The Daily Politics

BBC

From one leadership contest to another, UKIP's only MP Douglas Carswell - who has ruled himself out of succeeding Nigel Farage - says there are plenty of strong contenders for the job. He names them as: Paul Nuttall, Suzanne Evans, Patrick O'Flynn, Diane James and Stephen Woolfe. They all bring real qualities, he adds.

And what of UKIP's future? Mr Carswell says the two-party system "isn't looking too healthy", adding: "We've seen an extraordinary number of people in England and Wales voting for a radical alternative".

The UKIP MP also predicts the "dysfunctional electoral system" won't be in tact for much longer. And it shouldn't end there - we need direct democracy, he adds.

'Goodwill bodes well'

BBC News Channel

BBC

Commenting on the 1992 committee meeting with the PM, chairman Graham Brady says he's never seen the room so full. "The sense of goodwill in the party towards the prime minister and the feeling of reciprocation bodes well for the coming years," he tells the BBC.

But how long with that last? "We need to work at that but the most important thing is that we try to have disagreements quietly," Mr Brady adds. He says the big difference between the party and 20 years ago - when it was riven with internal divisions over Europe - is that this government is committed to having an EU referendum.

How will you ensure you make progress on the issue of the EU without allowing it to dominate the Tory agenda? "Because we all know it's in ours and the country's interest to take a balanced view on this," he says. There's still "a huge job" to build on the economic recovery and to address the constitutional future of the UK.

No promotion for Liz Kendall

Seeking mayoralty?

'Miliband battle'

Labour shadow cabinet

Emma Reynolds - formerly shadow housing minister - replaces Hilary Benn as shadow communities secretary.

Meanwhile Mr Benn will become shadow foreign secretary, replacing Douglas Alexander, who was one of the 39 Labour MPs swept away in the Scottish National Party's landslide north of the border.

Former shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Chris Leslie is promoted to shadow chancellor to replace Ed Balls, who lost his Morley & Outwood seat by 422 votes on Thursday.

The remainder of the shadow cabinet is unchanged:

+ shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt

+ shadow defence secretary Vernon Coaker

+ shadow energy secretary Caroline Flint

+ shadow Commons leader Angela Eagle

+ shadow transport secretary Michael Dugher

+ shadow Northern Ireland secretary Ivan Lewis

+ shadow international development secretary Mary Creagh

+ shadow Wales secretary Owen Smith

+ shadow environment secretary Maria Eagle

+ shadow Cabinet Office minister Lucy Powell

+ shadow minister without portfolio and deputy Labour chair Jon Trickett

+ shadow women and equalities minister Gloria De Piero

+ shadow culture secretary Chris Bryant

+ shadow Lords leader Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

+ Labour chief whip in the Lords Lord Bassam of Brighton

'A metropolitan liberal party'

The Daily Politics

Reflecting on Labour's election defeat, David Lammy, Tottenham MP, said it was "a devastating result" and shows the party is "back in its comfort zone" and perceived to be "a metropolitan liberal party".

Labour must appeal beyond its core vote to win power, he urges, as he says the agenda was "too narrow" under Ed Miliband. He's also scathing of the "35% strategy" - the idea that the party only need to get that share of the vote to win.

Lammy won't stand for Labour leader

The Daily Politics

BBC

David Lammy has told the Daily Politics: "I am not going to be standing for the Labour leadership.

"I think we need a leader that can win back the Midlands, understand Scotland as well as the south.

"Actually we need to do better in London, my strengths are in London and the south therefore I want to be the Labour candidate for Mayor."

MP: It's all about social justice

BBC News Channel

Graham Stuart, former Education Committtee chair, has been at the 1992 committee of Conservative MPs - attended by the prime minister a little earlier. Mr Stuart says that what came out most strongly from the meeting was the need to put social justice at the centre of the party's work. Too often we've allowed our opponents to paint us as less interested in this, he adds.

What about Europe? He notes the "unity" of the party on Europe, saying the PM has got this one right. Regardless of the outcome of the renegotiation it's for the people to decide on our future membership of the EU. We promised a referendum - and that's what we'll deliver, he adds.

More Labour reshuffle reaction

Labour reshuffle reaction

Sugar quits

Lord Falconer returns

Iain Watson

Political correspondent

The other notable appointment is Charlie (Lord) Falconer as shadow justice secretary, replacing Sadiq Khan who returns to the backbenches at his own request.

The likely leadership candidates - Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Chuka Umunna - all stay in their current positions.

New Labour shadow cabinet

Iain Watson

Political correspondent

PA

Acting Labour leader Harriet Harman has appointed a new shadow cabinet, which was necessary after shadow chancellor Ed Balls, shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander and shadow Scottish secretary Margaret Curran all lost their seats at the election.

Chris Leslie assumes the role of shadow chancellor, while Shabana Mahmood replaces him as shadow chief secretary to the Treasury.

Hilary Benn has been appointed as shadow foreign secretary while Yvette Cooper remains in charge of her home affairs brief.

Ian Murray - as Labour's only MP in Scotland - has been made shadow Scottish secretary.

Sugar 'lost confidence' in Labour

In a statement, Lord Sugar said that for the past year he found himself "losing confidence" in Labour due to its "negative business policies and the general anti-enterprise concepts they were considering if they were to be elected".

He will now sit as an crossbench - or independent - peer in the House of Lords.

One for the album

Jetting off

BreakingLord Sugar quits Labour Party

Apprentice star and Labour peer Lord Sugar has announced that he is quitting the Labour Party. More to follow.

Praise for Robert Halfon

An understatement...

Giddy atmosphere

Message lost in the post?

Champagne-off

Cameron's tough fight

The first days in office are challenging for any new government and this will certainly be a busy week for UK Prime Minister David Cameron - who, amongst other things, says he has already rolled up his sleeves to change the UK's relationship with Europe.

The first "fight" with Brussels already loomed large on Monday in the British papers.

The front-page lead story in The Times reported that "Brussels forces Britain to accept Med migrants".

Migration is clearly a huge story, and a controversial one for the UK and Europe.

Read more from Katya here.

Greenpeace 'hopeful'

A strengthened hand?

James Landale

Deputy political editor

Reuters

David Cameron has indicated that his election success should strengthen his hand in his negotiations to reform the EU. Speaking to reporters before addressing Conservative MPs, the PM was asked about his plans to change Britain's relationship with the EU. "We have got a mandate," he said. "It is going to be tough but we have a mandate."

Mr Cameron also expressed frustration with YouGov's daily polls that showed the parties level pegging during the campaign. "I am going to sue them for my ulcers," he said.

Run Farron, run

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The leaders of the Scottish and Welsh Lib Dems, Willie Rennie and Kirsty Williams, have urged Lib Dem president Tim Farron to run for the party leadership. In a joint statement, they said:

Tim is a committed liberal, a brilliant communicator, an outstanding campaigner and an inspirational leader. With him as leader we can show that we are a compassionate, tolerant, internationalist, reformist party that looks beyond sectional interest to the greater good, to our children's future not just ours, that believes in partnership home and abroad, not division, that is liberal and democratic."

Mr Farron is widely considered to be one of the frontrunners for the leadership. He's said he'll decide in the coming days whether to launch a challenge.

Grayling changes post

AFP

Another entrant into No. 10 this morning was Chris Grayling. He's been moved from justice secretary to leader of the Commons. You can get the full run-down of who's who in the new cabinet here.

An unlikely endorsement

Another reason to appoint John Whittingdale?

Get involved - Nigel Farage

Nick Brit in Japan: Why not make Nigel Farage a Lord? He has given up his career for public service and it would show some recognition of the 13% that voted UKIP and they are the 3rd largest party. Parliament belongs to the people and not the main political parties.

'Time to change our perception filters'

Reuters

Over at The Independent, John Rentoul has been reflecting on the outcome of the general election, and says David Cameron should be given credit for his victory, as he's "finally detoxified the Conservative Party".

He writes: "We hadn’t realised it over the past five years, because the prism, set by the polls, was that the party could not escape its poisonous reputation. The process is not complete, because shy Tories did not want to admit, some of them even to themselves, that they were voting Tory. But we thought that the Tory party could not expand its appeal; that no government could increase its share of the vote after a full term, especially not in such slow-growing economic times.

"Cameron could and did. Overnight, he has transformed from the one-term mechanic called round to fix the deficit, who couldn’t even do that, into a 10-year prime minister who can stamp his personality on the nation. It is time to change our perception filters."

Top of the to do list

A bit of mischief?

A bit of schadenfreude

No love lost?

What are the Tories proposing?

Getty Images

As David Cameron puts the final touches to his new cabinet, here's a look at some of the things the Conservatives have pledged to do over the next five years.

'It will be lovely to watch'

A brutal business

Political talk from noon

Andrew Neil

Presenter, The Daily Politics

BBC

In the first Daily Politics since election night, Andrew Neil and Jo Coburn will have the latest reshuffle announcements and discuss the appointments with the Sun’s Tom Newton Dunn and Kevin Maguire, from the Daily Mirror.

Guests will include Labour’s David Lammy, UKIP's Douglas Carswell, and former Liberal Democrat MP Don Foster.

Desktop viewers can watch on the Live Coverage tab from 12:00 BST, or after lunch after via catch-up.

How about the Lib Dems?

Victoria Derbyshire

BBC

The Lib Dems are also in need of a new leader, following Nick Clegg's resignation last week. One of the party's eight MPs, Tom Brake, says there should be a contest for the Lib Dem leadership as there needs to be "a debate" on why the party did so badly and the strategy for the future. He's ruled himself out of taking part in it though.

New deputy chairman

Inside the 1922 committee meeting

Glass of fizz, anyone?

Get involved - [e-mail]

The issue Labour have is they speak to a Metropolitan white middle to upper class these days. They just do not speak to aspirational hard working people preferring instead to focus on a politically correct elite who sit round all day reading posh cookery books in places like Hampstead. Aspirational hard working people have drifted off to the conservatives as a result and their core vote has gone to UKIP and the SNP. Just no way out until they rid themselves of this elitest and condescending metropolitan image.

'I'll sue them for my ulcers'

What next for Labour?

Victoria Derbyshire

BBC

Labour MP John McDonnell says he won't vote in the Labour leadership contest. He says he didn't vote for any of the candidates last time round, because "I didn't have confidence in any of them," he adds.

In a message to his party, he says: "Slow this process down, because this is just becoming just a glamour show rather than dealing with the real political reality of what people are suffering".

Another Labour MP, Rushnara Ali, agrees on the need for "a period of reflection" but cautions against "navel gazing" - as she calls for the leadership election to be held by September.

"If we're serious about being a winning party to deliver for our constituents we have to challenge the vested interests within our party as well as we have done outside."

Asked whether she means the unions, she says:

I'm not talking about the unions alone. I think all of us have to be very, very self critical about looking at what's in the British people' s interests if we are to get elected. And that means being challenging to ourselves in order to elect our leader."

Long shot?

Get involved - [e-mail]

So here we go again. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. 5 more years of this will be devastating for the British population. No more NHS or public services they’ll all be ran by some Tory funding company or conglomerate bringing wages down and making the working class pay for services that should be free. At no point during this campaign did the Tories mention their sell off deal for our public services and our NHS which they are secretly negotiating with the US - TTIP

'Big cheer for Osborne'

Off on hols?

Get involved

Brian, Norfolk:

It seems to me the Labour party spends more time, "reinventing," itself and on leadership contests than it does on anything else. Maybe its time to call it a day. Drop the party name and start afresh.

'Orc army'

Good times

'Measured' man

In the cross-hairs

Target on track

BBC News Channel

Who's gone where?

Reuters

So after that flurry of breaking news on the government reshuffle, here's a summary of who's been appointed where:

- Business Secretary: Sajid Javid

- Culture Secretary: John Whittingdale

- Energy & Climate Change Secretary: Amber Rudd

- Employment Minister: Priti Patel - attending cabinet

- Boris Johnson - attending political cabinet

- Deputy Conservative Party Chairman: Robert Halfon (pictured above)

Punishment?

Wind of change

Troubles ahead for the BBC?

John Whittingdale, who has just been appointed as culture secretary, will oversee BBC charter renewal in 2016. Mr Whittingdale has previously described the BBC licence fee as "unsustainable", "worse than a poll tax" and said it must be "tweaked immediately".

It's like he heard us...

PM goes to meet MPs

BBC

The prime minister has just left Number 10 on his way to a meeting with his backbench Conservative MPs, represented by the 1922 committee. So that's presumably it for now as far as reshuffle news goes. There are still more places around the cabinet table for him to fill, however, so no doubt we'll get some more news later.

Heated exchanges

One nation conservatism

Experience counts

Whittingdale moves up

BreakingWhittingdale - culture secretary

John Whittingdale has been given a promotion: he becomes the new secretary of state for culture, media and sport.

Promotion for Priti Patel

Whittingdale on the up?

Reuters

Here was John Whittingdale, head of the influential Commons culture select committee and the Commons liaison committee, entering No. 10 a short time ago.

Reward for her efforts

New Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change

'Back to Blairism'

BreakingHalfon - deputy Tory chairman

Robert Halfon is appointed as deputy chairman of the Conservative Party.

'Not a ministerial appointment'

Reuters

Following the announcement of Boris Johnson's new role, the London Mayor's official spokesman said: "The mayor has accepted an invitation from the prime minister to attend political cabinet.

"This is not a ministerial appointment. He won't be attending full cabinet and won’t be running any department. The mayor has always been clear - he has to fulfil his mandate running London first - and that's exactly what he will be doing until his term ends in May 2016."

Old hand

Backbenches to No 10

Tory backbencher Robert Halfon - who has been an influential campaigner on lower fuel prices - has just gone through the black door of No 10. Stay posted to find out what role he's going to get.

Tricky position

BreakingPriti Patel - employment minister

Priti Patel is to be employment minister at the Department for Work and Pensions. She'll also be attending cabinet, David Cameron announces.

Revolving door

BBC

Treasury minister Priti Patel - who had a high profile in the Tory election campaign - is the next to enter Downing Street. Could a promotion be on the cards for her as well? We'll bring you the news as soon as we hear.

BreakingSajid Javid becomes business secretary

Sajid Javid has been given a new brief - as business secretary. He moves from the culture department, which he headed up in the last parliament. It's a big promotion for him, says BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith.

BreakingRudd gets promotion

Amber Rudd has been appointed energy and climate change secretary, it is announced.

Farage: Electoral system 'bankrupt'

Victoria Derbyshire

BBC

The Victoria Derbyshire programme has been discussing whether it's time for electoral reform. Nigel Farage - whose party got more than three million votes across the country but ended up with one MP - says first-past-the-post is "bankrupt... it just doesn't work". So what would he suggest? He thinks AV+ would be a sensible way forward. (See our guide to the various options for political presentation here.)

Green Party leader Natalie Bennett adds that ordinary voters want change, saying the public are fed up with feeling they are "forced to vote for the lesser of two evils" . We really need a new system, she says, as she restates her party's call for a "national conversation" on the way forward.

Pic: SNP MPs at Glasgow Airport en route to London

PA

Reshuffle latest

BBC

Amber Rudd has just entered Downing Street as climate change minister. Could she emerge with a promotion - to the new secretary of state for energy and climate change - a position previously held by Lib Dem Ed Davey? Time will tell...

Boris to 'attend cabinet'

'The Tories must not mistake the meaning of this victory'

The Guardian

Britain is not necessarily a more conservative place than under the coalition. And it would be wrong to interpret the election as a green light to cut welfare at will."

Read more

SNP MPs heading for Westminster

Heathrow clue?

Boris alert

BBC News Channel

BBC

Boris Johnson has just arrived at Downing Street - much to the waiting media's excitement. "Give us a wave Boris," they shout. He duly obliges. That pleased them. Time for speculation now about what job - if any - he'll be given by the prime minister. Perhaps a minister without porfolio role, speculates our own Norman Smith.

Baroness Stowell promoted to cabinet

The next generation

Victoria Derbyshire

Ben Bradshaw is asked who he'd like to succeed Ed Miliband? "I haven't decided yet," he says.

He adds that the candidates need to be given time to set out their stalls, make the argument and show people they understand why Labour lost and how to win in 2020.

One thing I will say is I think I would prefer to see one of the new generation come forward rather than someone associated with the Blair or Brown era. I think somebody without that baggage from the past."

More reshuffle speculation

Letting rip

Victoria Derbyshire

"I can really speak my mind now," says the now ex-leader of UKIP, Nigel Farage. Asked whether he's given more thought to putting his hat into the ring in the leadership contest later this year, Mr Farage says he hasn't - instead he's thinking about the referendum.

He predicts this government will be a re-run of John Major's 1992 government which saw the Conservative Party paralysed by infighting over the issue of Europe.

Mr Davis, who says he lived through it, disagrees. The Conservative Party has seen the consequences of it, he says, and notes that this time round there is going to be a referendum.

Audience views

BBC Radio 5 Live

BBC Breakfast and Radio 5 live hosted a post-election debate, speaking to audience members about the result and what it means to them.

Back to work

Scottish independence?

Victoria Derbyshire

The EU referendum will increase the risk of Scotland breaking away from the rest of the UK, claims Labour's Ben Bradshaw.

There's no way the Scots would tolerate being pulled out of the EU against their will. That really would definitely lead to the break up of the United Kingdom."

Staying in post

More public disaffection?

Victoria Derbyshire

BBC

Former Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell says he fears the first two years of this government will be dominated by constitutional issues, which will go a long way to create "more disaffection among the public".

'Labour’s leader is not the problem. The party’s missing soul is'

The Guardian

Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper or Chuka Umunna can’t save a party that is completely disconnected from its roots and values"

Read more

'An honest reckoning'

Victoria Derbyshire

BBC

Former Labour cabinet minister Ben Bradshaw says Europe is already dominating the debate, and worries the referendum will plunge Britain into "uncertainty" about its role in Europe. On Labour's future, he says the party needs "an honest reckoning" about why it lost the general election and to find the right leader to fight the next poll in 2020.

Baroness Stowell at Number 10

Who can vote?

Victoria Derbyshire

BBC

Nigel Farage says the biggest question for the referendum is who can vote - noting that EU citizens living in Britain can vote in local and European elections, but not general elections. There are four million EU citizens living here, he adds. Mr Farage has previously called for EU nationals not to be allowed to vote in the election, fearing it will sway the result towards a "No" vote on leaving. He also says he isn't keen on giving 16 and 17-year-olds a vote.

Divided opinion

Davis: EU ref could be in 2016

Victoria Derbyshire

BBC

The EU is an issue that has got to be revolved, says former EU minister and Tory leadership contender David Davis. We're going to have a referendum in two years, maybe even one year, he says, and David Cameron has already begun negotiations with EU leaders. He has "a very tough job ahead", Mr Davis, the Tory MP for Haltemprice and Howden says, although the PM has not been clear what he wants from the renegotiation as he hasn't wanted to be "boxed in". Mr Davis expects Mr Cameron to lay out his plans on Europe "soon".

'We're all Cameroons now'

Victoria Derbyshire

BBC

The Victoria Derbyshire programme is under way, with a discussion featuring voters and politicians, including senior Conservative David Davis, former UKIP leader Nigel Farage, ex-Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell and Labour's Ben Bradshaw.

It's noted that Mr Davis is looking very relaxed in an open necked shirt with no tie, prompting him to quip: "We're all Cameroons now."

Nigel Farage, who resigned as leader of UKIP after Thursday's election, says he's "enjoying life far more than I was before".

Grand entrance

Jarvis out of the race

What else is going on?

Reuters

David Cameron's reshuffle isn't the only thing happening today. Acting Labour leader Harriet Harman will address the Parliamentary Labour Party later in its first meeting since the election, and UKIP's national executive committee will decide who will be interim leader of the party after Nigel Farage stepped down on Friday.

The SNP's new intake of 56 MPs are making their way to Westminster for the first time since the party's huge success in the general election - above, Nicola Sturgeon poses with some of them at the weekend. And finally, the European Commission will this week present a migration policy for Europe, including controversial proposals to set refugee quotas for all EU member states.

What's in the policy pipeline?

As we wait for the first of today's ministerial appointments to be announced, here's a recap on what we might be able to expect from a Conservative government. It covers all the party's pre-election promises and pledges on matters like health, education and taxation.

'Voice of women'

'Turning anger into fear'

BBC Radio 4 Today

What should happen to the Lib Dems now? "We need to turn our anger into action," Tim Farron says. What's the anger for? When you see dozens of mates lose their seats when they've got an "outstanding" record locally and nationally, he replies.

Reflecting on the Lib Dem losses, Mr Farron says: "I'm shattered by the results if I'm honest." What he saw, he says, was an effective campaign run by the Scottish nationalists and "the English nationalists led by David Cameron" based on the "politics of fear".

The Lib Dems need to offer something far better than that. "Unity and hope, values that draw us together," he adds.

A divided nation?

Family time

Getty

A day after his resignation, a smiling Ed Miliband was pictured outside his home with wife Justine and sons Daniel and Samuel. While the battle to succeed him gets going, he'll no doubt be enjoying some family time after an all-consuming - and ultimately unsuccessful - campaign.

Farron on Lib Dem leadership

BBC Radio 4 Today

Getty

Continuing his morning media rounds, former Lib Dem President Tim Farron has popped up on Today, where he's asked whether he'll be standing for the party leadership.

Mr Farron says he rules "nothing in and nothing out". He says he'll be listening to other people's views - both constituents and party colleagues - but stresses that the rebuilding of the party will be a "team effort".

Farron's own furrow?

Harman rules out standing

Where's the 'EdStone'?

BBC Radio 4 Today

PA

Did you think the Ed Stone was a bad idea? That, of course, was the 8ft stone slab on which Labour engraved its election pledges.There was nothing wrong with drawing attention to the fact we were going to keep our promises, Harriet Harman says.

Asking her own question, Ms Harman says: "Did the tablet of stone cause us to lose the election? No it didn't."

Do you know where it is? Sounding slightly exasperated, Ms Harman replies: "No I don't know where it is. I don't know what is going to happen to it either. And actually it doesn't matter."

Analysis: Cameron's reshuffle

Norman Smith

Assistant political editor

I think we'll get more substantive change in David Cameron's reshuffle today. One thing to look out for is the rise of the women, with promotions for some of the key female members of the government expected. Some will get into cabinet, others will go further up into the hierarchy of government. It is in part a tribute to the work they've done so far - but also a move to reflect the big pitch from Team Cameron of one nation Conservatism.

But the most important meeting the prime minister may have today is not in No 10 but over the road in the House of Commons with his backbenchers. Why? Because to some extent he's dependent on the good behaviour of his MPs, as he's vulnerable to rebellions with such a small majority. So it will be an attempt by him to them he's willing to listen to them more, to get round that problem.

Coming up

BBC

From 8.40am, BBC Breakfast and Radio 5 live will broadcast a joint post-election debate, with Louise Minchin and Rachel Burden. We'll have an audience of listeners and viewers who will discuss the election result and what it means to them. You'll be able to watch/listen to it via our live coverage tab.

Harman: I'm not avoiding the question

BBC Radio 4 Today

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Labour didn't seem to speak to enough people, interim Labour leader Harriet Harman tells Today. She's pressed by presenter James Naughtie to explain what she feels went wrong for Labour. But Ms Harman repeatedly insists - much to Naughtie's audible frustration - that it's no good her rushing to a view until the party has assessed "the facts".

"It's no point me suddenly being the knowledgeable one proclaiming what went wrong when a week ago we weren't predicting this outcome," she tells hims.

All she will say is that questions about Labour's economic policy and warnings of a Labour-SNP deal played a part in the party's defeat.

Put to her that it is not unreasonable to ask for her assessment of Labour's campaign and resulting defeat, Ms Harman insists: "I'm not avoiding the questions I'm just saying we've got to look at the facts.

"It is not easy to suddenly be wise after the event," she adds, saying "I'd rather we'd been wise before the event.."

She also reiterates a point she made earlier today on BBC Breakfast that people within the party shouldn't be "scapegoating" and playing a "blame game".

Labour post-mortem

'Scrap it'

UKIP's future

All change

Norman Smith

Assistant political editor

SNP MPs will arrive in London today for an afternoon photo opportunity with Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

Elections for the position of Westminster leader will take place tomorrow, but it's understood the incumbent, Angus Robertson, is not being challenged for the leadership of his party in the Commons.

There had been speculation that Alex Salmond might seek the position. However, it's understood Mr Robertson will be re-elected unopposed and has received the private support of Mr Salmond.

The SNP will take up the seats normally reserved for the Liberal Democrats in the Commons.

They will also take over the third party whips' office which has been run by the Lib Dems for nearly a century.

SNP sources say they will be removing all the old photos of Gladstone and other Liberal leaders.

Speedy Sam

Getty

She's known for being at the cutting edge of fashion, but is Samantha Cameron about to start a new transport trend as well? In case you missed it, the PM's wife arrived back in Downing Street on Saturday riding a scooter.

Angus Robertson to remain

Questions to answer

Wake up with Nigel?

ITV

Nigel Farage has just been on Good Morning Britain where he disputed any suggestion he's pulled a bit of a fast one by promising to quit as UKIP leader if he lost in Thanet South but then not ruling himself out of running again. "I can't say whether I will or will not stand. I have at this moment in time absolutely no idea," he insisted, adding: "There are plenty more things in life I could do." Asked what those might be by presenters Ben Shepherd and Susanna Reid, Mr Farage replied: "I might have a go at applying for your job."

Cabinet rumours

Labour 'not compelling or convincing'

BBC Radio 4 Today

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Labour had "no economic policy" and was not convincing in the eyes of voters during the election campaign, according to former chancellor Alistair Darling.

Mr Darling - who stood down as an MP at the general election - told Today the party was in a worse position now than in 1992 as the future of the country "is at stake".

He also said Labour failed to defend its record in government, adding it was "absolute rubbish" when some effectively conceded they had achieved nothing in 13 years.

You've got to have confidence about what you did in the past just as the courage to admit where you got things wrong - but we just didn't look compelling and convincing."

From the former European Commission president

'We should be terrified'

BBC Radio 5 Live

Sounding a warning about what he sees as the dangers of a majority Conservative government, Tim Farron says some of the parties proposed policies - on communications data retention and scrapping the Human Rights Act, for example - pose "key challenges" to basic civil liberties "that we should be absolutely terrified by". There's never been more need for a liberal party in this country, he adds, echoing the words of Nick Clegg in his resignation speech.

'Utterly devastating'

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Lib Dem president and frontrunner for the party leadership Tim Farron says there's no putting a gloss on the fact that losing so many MP has been "utterly devastating". We knew it'd be difficult but not as tough as it has been, he tells 5 Live.

He underlines the need to rebuild the party "from the bottom up", but on a more optimistic note he says the party has seen its membership increase since the election, with the Lib Dems now "the fastest growing party" in Britain.

Mr Farron stands by Nick Clegg's decision to take the party into coalition with the Conservatives in 2010 - and, quoting Joni Mitchell, he says perhaps the party's new members indicate it's a case of "you don't know what you've got til it's gone". Presenter Nicky Campbell throws a Mitchell line of his own back at him, saying maybe it's now the case you can fit all the party's MPs "in a big yellow taxi".

Reshuffle: What do we know?

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As mentioned a little earlier, David Cameron will be continuing his cabinet reshuffle today, with several posts still to be filled. (Here's our main story)

Ahead of today, it's already been announced that Michael Gove will be the new justice secretary and Mark Harper the chief whip in Mr Cameron's cabinet.

Those appointments aside, there's not been much change at the top. The PM has retained a number of his top team, including:

• Chancellor George Osborne
• Home Secretary Theresa May
• Defence Secretary Michael Fallon
• Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond
• Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith
• Education Secretary Nicky Morgan (who is also equalities minister)
• Leader of the Lords Baroness Stowell of Beeston

IDS 'not an intellectual giant'

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Iain Duncan Smith has been reappointed as work and pensions secretary by David Cameron, but former Conservative minister David Mellor doesn't seem to be a fan. He says Mr Duncan Smith was one of the principal thorns in John Major’s side and might be again for this Conservative prime minster.

“His capacity to mess things up has not diminished over the years…” Mr Mellor says.

He’s also pretty scathing of IDS’s suitability for the work and pensions brief.

“I don’t know that he’s quite gifted enough to pull this off… it is going to be very difficult to do… but no-one would accuse him of being an intellectual giant… and the job of work and pensions requires a really high grade brain.”

Mr Mellor says there’s “a bit of the cowardly lion about Dave” - David Cameron, to you and me - and he should have sent IDS to be leader of the Commons and given work and pensions to Sajid Javid.

“If anyone could deal with that social security brief he could,” and he’s clearly “a fish out of water” as culture secretary, the former minister argues. One of the reasons he thinks Mr Javid is suitable is his own family story - his parents were immigrants who started in this country with virtually nothing. “Javid's family were absolutely part of the deserving poor, Duncan Smith’s were not.”

'Soul searching'

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On Scotland, Harriet Harman says the party has got a lot of "soul searching" to do. Pressed over whether Jim Murphy should remain as leader of the Scottish Labour Party, Ms Harman says there is "a lot of discussion to be had" and adds that she wants to hear what Scotland is saying. It's not for me to be saying what should happen, she tells BBC Breakfast. But she pays tribute to Mr Murphy whom she says worked "incredibly hard".

Harman: We need to look at the facts

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Is it important for Labour to be clear on the question, 'Where do you think things went wrong?' Different things happened in different parts of the country, says Harriet Harman, "and I know there was a big concern about what we were saying about the economy" as well as Conservative warnings of a potential deal with the SNP.

"But what we need to do is to look at the actual facts," she says, adding that she's commissioned work to look at voting patterns throughout the country.

Did the party go too far to the left? The interim Labour leader says the party knows the scale of the defeat "but there is no point anecdoting and jumping to conclusions". She says a "proper debate" is needed but stresses that it must be based "on facts".

'One person, one vote'

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Harriet Harman points out that the process for electing a new Labour leader will be different this time round, because of a rule change by Ed Miliband when he was leader. It is now one person, one vote, "which is a very important change".

Read more about the changesMr Miliband made to this system.

Harman: Election loss 'disappointing'

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Harriet Harman, interim Labour leader, states perhaps the blindingly obvious - that Labour lost the election, something she describes as "very disappointing indeed".

She says the party wanted to be in government - but adds that it still has an important role to play as the official opposition. Ms Harman says the Conservatives have made a lot of promises - on the NHS and childcare, for example - and Labour must hold them to account on that.

No pointing fingers

Jarvis not standing for Labour leader

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The Labour leadership contest has been thrown wide open by Ed Miliband's resignation - but one Labour MP whom many had tipped as a potential successor has announced that he will not be standing.

Dan Jarvis, the MP for Barnsley Central and former major in the Parachute Regiment, has ruled himself out of the race for family reasons.

Mr Jarvis lost his first wife to cancer in 2011 and he said it was "not the right time" for his family to "lose their dad" as they would if he became party leader.

He said Labour needed to renew itself after its heavy defeat in last week's general election, adding:

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I'm ready to serve in that rebuilding process as part of the Labour team. But I can't do that as leader at this moment and I won't be putting my name forward in the coming leadership contest. It's not the right time for my family. My eldest kids had a very tough time when they lost their mum and I don't want them to lose their dad. I need some space for them, my wife and our youngest child right now, and I wouldn't have it as Leader of the Opposition."

Out of a job, but still busy

Future contenders?

Differing views

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The prime minister wants to renegotiate the UK's relationship with the EU - and has spoken to some of his European counterparts about this since the election. He will tell the 1922 Committee of backbench Conservative MPs this morning that aims to get a better deal for the British people. The committee chairman, Graham Brady, has said that during the referendum campaign there would be very different views amongst ministers - and they should be able to express them openly.

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What next for Labour?

Galloway launches legal challenge

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In other election news, former Respect MP George Galloway has announced he has started legal proceedings to challenge his general election defeat. Mr Galloway lost his Bradford West seat to Labour's Naz Shah, who he has alleged made "false statements" during the campaign to affect the result. He also claimed "widespread malpractice" involving postal voting meant the result must be "set aside". A Labour spokesman said the action was "pathetic and without any foundation". More here.

Cameron's EU challenge

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The debate within the Conservative Party and beyond it about our place in Europe - inside the EU or outside - will be a staple of British politics for the next few years. The Tories have promised a referendum by the end of 2017. The fact that this can now happen will undoubtedly cheer many Conservatives - and voters. But David Cameron's big challenge will be managing that debate, and ensuring it doesn't become so all-consuming as to drown out everything else the government is doing.

'Renewing fairness'

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David Cameron is also to address Conservative MPs at Westminster this morning for the first time since his party won an outright majority in last week's general election. The PM is expected to say that his government's task will be "to renew a sense of fairness in our society", and he will also pledge that a renewal of "our relationship with Europe" will be a priority.

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The election might be done and dusted, but your faithful Politics Live team - Pippa Simm and Victoria King - is still here. We'll keep you informed as David Cameron builds his first all-Conservative cabinet, and bring you any news of more runners in the Labour, Lib Dem or UKIP leadership races.