David Cameron has unveiled his first all-Conservative cabinet
Amber Rudd, John Whittingdale, Greg Clark and Robert Halfon all get roles
The PM also met Conservative backbenchers for the first time since the election
David Miliband criticises his brother's Labour leadership and rules out of the Labour leadership race
UKIP rejects Nigel Farage's resignation, meaning he will stay on as leader
Labour announced its shadow cabinet, with Chris Leslie replacing Ed Balls as shadow chancellor
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.
By Nigel Farage, UKIP leader for The Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
Quote MessageI 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
Conservative MP tweets:
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.
Newsnight's chief correspondent writes...
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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.
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Martin Armstrong: So pleased to hear that Nigel Farage is back. I bet the Labour party won't be asking Milliband to reconsider?
The BBC correspondent who carried out the interview writes...
David Miliband also told the BBC Labour had lost the general election because voters "did not want what was being offered".
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."
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."
James Chapman, Daily Mail
There are seven women in David Cameron’s new cabinet - two more than in the last government.
They are:
There are also two women ministers who can attend cabinet:
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!"
Image source, AFP/GettyNow 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:
Quote MessageThe 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."
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.
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Chris Mason, BBC political correspondent
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, external , 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.
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.
