David Cameron appoints new junior ministers before holding first cabinet meeting
He says measures to extend free childcare and lower the benefits cap will be in the first Queen's Speech
Chuka Umunna says he will run for the Labour leadership
Nigel Farage says his reinstatement as UKIP leader is "the right thing for the party"
Would-be Lib Dem leader Norman Lamb says his party has learned an "extremely painful" lesson from the tuition fees U-turn
They're not the most familiar names to those outside Westminster, so here's your spotter's guide to three of those new ministers.
From the top: Ben Gummer, Justin Tomlinson and Rory Stewart.
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Image source, ReutersSome more ministerial appointments to bring you.
Rory Stewart is to be Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at Defra.
Justin Tomlinson becomes Minister for Disabled People at the Department for Work and Pensions.
Marcus Jones is to be Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.
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The first of this morning's junior ministerial appointments - Ben Gummer has been made a health minister.
LBC
Boris Johnson says he wouldn't resign if the government pressed ahead with a third runway at Heathrow.
Answering listeners' questions on LBC radio, the new member of David Cameron's political cabinet first said: "I don't have a position to resign from."
But pressed further on whether he'd quit his seat and force a by-election, he replied:
Quote MessageNo, I think I would be better off staying in Parliament to fight the case."
As Norman alluded to in his last tweet, we're expecting more junior ministerial appointments today. Among those announced yesterday were - from the top - Ros Altmann, who will be made a Conservative peer and becomes pensions minister; Penny Mordaunt, the new armed forces minister; and Alistair Birt, a new health minister.
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Image source, AFPWill today see any announcements from potential Labour leadership candidates?
Shadow care minister Liz Kendall has said she wants the top job and speculation has also focused on shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna, shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper and shadow health secretary Andy Burnham.
Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy has said she would be "open to the question" of putting her name forward for the deputy leadership.
She told BBC Newsnight she would not stand as leader but would "want to hear what people have to say" about the future direction of the party.
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The Guardian
The Guardian reports that David Cameron is drawing up plans to bring forward an in/out referendum, external on Britain’s membership of the EU by a year.
The Conservatives have proposed a vote by 2017, following negotiations on reform of the EU and the UK's terms of membership.
However, a vote in 2016 would avoid a politically dangerous clash with the French and German elections in 2017, the paper's chief political correspondent Nicholas Watt reports.
Quote MessageA parliamentary bill to approve the referendum will be included in the Queen’s speech on 27 May. The bill will be formally tabled in the House of Commons shortly afterwards to ensure that the prime minister has the option of holding the referendum next year."
Nick Watt, the Guardian
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Chancellor George Osborne has arrived in Brussels for a meeting of European finance ministers.
"We come here with a very clear mandate to improve Britain's relations with the rest of the EU and to reform the EU so that it creates jobs and increase living standards for all its citizens," he tells reporters.
Quote MessageWe go into the negotiations aiming to be constructive and engaged but also resolute and firm. And no-one should underestimate our determination to succeed for the working people of Britain, indeed the working people of the whole of the European Union."
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BBC Radio 4 Today
Image source, PAAsked about the future of the licence fee on the Today programme a short time ago, Sajid Javid said the process of renewing the BBC's charter would take several months and "should be driven by the evidence".
Quote MessageWhen it comes to long-term funding of the BBC, clearly there's been lots of changes in the broadcasting environment, not least technology changes. I think it's sensible to look at that, to make sure the BBC is on a sustainable long-term funding arrangement."
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Sajid Javid says the Conservatives have already set out "some significant changes" that they want to make to strike laws.
For unions balloting on industrial action, "there will be a minimum threshold of turnout of 50% of those entitled to vote.
"We've also said that, when it comes to essential public services, at least 40% of people need to vote for strike action."
The government will also lift a ban on the use of agency staff during strikes, he adds.
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BBC Radio 4 Today
Sajid Javid's tour of the morning TV and radio programmes continues with an appearance on BBC Radio 4's Today.
"We want to see two million more jobs created over the next five years," the business secretary says.
He says his predecessor, Lib Dem Vince Cable, "did a good job" and "worked very, very hard".
Asked how his approach would differ from that of Mr Cable, he says he wants to emphasise free enterprise and deregulation.
Quote MessageI believe passionately in free enterprise. Free enterprise is the lifeblood of any successful economy."
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