Summary

  • Theresa May announces judge-led public inquiry into Grenfell Tower tragedy

  • MPs now quizzing minister about response to the tragedy

  • Queen's Speech to take place on Wednesday 21 June

  • Tim Farron is to step down as Lib Dem leader

  • MPs being sworn in to the House of Commons

  • Deal between Tories and DUP delayed because of the tragedy

  1. 'May vulnerable to Tory backbench Brexiteers'published at 11:45 British Summer Time 13 June 2017

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  2. Reality Check: Has the election changed EU views of Brexit?published at 11:41 British Summer Time 13 June 2017

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    How has the view from European capitals changed since the UK general election?

    Reality Check: Has the election changed EU views of Brexit?

    How has the view from European capitals changed since the UK general election?

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  3. 'Women's rights and climate change must be central to DUP-Tory deal'published at 11:40 British Summer Time 13 June 2017

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  4. Reply to Guy Verhofstadt: Join a queuepublished at 11:40 British Summer Time 13 June 2017

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  5. Watch: Jo Cox's sister on her 'moral duty' to achievepublished at 11:32 British Summer Time 13 June 2017

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  6. Watch: Jo Cox's parents on being positivepublished at 11:31 British Summer Time 13 June 2017

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  7. Verhofstadt: Current uncertainty cannot continuepublished at 11:27 British Summer Time 13 June 2017

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  8. 'Abandoning austerity could be key to Tory-DUP deal'published at 11:19 British Summer Time 13 June 2017

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    BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith says there's "a political imperative" on Theresa May to do a deal with the DUP.

    He says this will not be a formal coalition as David Cameron had with the Lib Dems' Nick Clegg, but it will involve the DUP supporting the Tories on major votes like the Budget and the Queen's Speech.

    Norman says both the Conservatives and the DUP are pro-Brexit "and viscerally opposed" to Labour's Jeremy Corbyn, Diane Abbott and John McDonnell - and many are "quite happy to see an easing-off of austerity".

    He stresses that while the DUP is opposed to the so-called bedroom tax, means testing of benefits for the elderly and doing away with the triple lock of pensions, many Tories feel the reason they did so badly in the general election was partly because of austerity.

    If the DUP says it's right to do a deal and abandon austerity, lots of Tory MPs will be very pleased and the DUP will be "pushing at an open door", Norman adds.

  9. What shape will DUP deal take?published at 11:18 British Summer Time 13 June 2017

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    Speaking in Downing Street, BBC Northern Ireland political editor Mark Devonport says whether the full details of the deal between the DUP and the Conservatives will be signed off today, or later in the week, remains to be seen.

    But, he says, as it is a so-called "confidence and supply arrangement", to support major government legislation on its way through the Commons, it will be a rolling deal, that develops as issues come up.

    The DUP MPs were some of the most pro-Brexit campaigners, he says, keen on taking back sovereignty, in the run up to the 2016 referendum.

    But they also want maximum access for trade and labour across the Irish border.

  10. Brady: Theresa May 'did the right thing'published at 11:17 British Summer Time 13 June 2017

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    The chair of the 1922 Committee has said Theresa May's "absolute commitment to public service, to doing her duty" has impressed colleagues.

    Conservative MP Graham Brady told the BBC's Ritula Shah: "I don't think you wipe a slate clean with a single meeting" but that the prime minister "did the right thing" not walking away after the election result on Friday.

  11. New role for Ed Miliband?published at 11:06 British Summer Time 13 June 2017

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  12. NI secretary 'confident' DUP deal can be reachedpublished at 11:05 British Summer Time 13 June 2017

    Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire stresses he's "confident" that a deal can be struck in talks with the DUP.

    Speaking on his way into the House of Commons, Mr Brokenshire says "discussions thus far have been positive".

    "We want a conclusion so that we can get on with acting in the best interests of our country and getting on with the job," he says.

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    On a possible conflict of interest, Mr Brokenshire stresses that his work on the devolution settlement was "separate".

    The government would "adhere to our responsibilities" under the Good Friday Agreement, he says.

    It is "absolutely the core of what we are as a government", he says.

    "It certainly will guide all of our actions in the future."

  13. Could we see a new government this afternoon?published at 11:04 British Summer Time 13 June 2017

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  14. Duncan Smith and Miliband to host Jeremy Vine showpublished at 10:56 British Summer Time 13 June 2017

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    Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith and former Labour leader Ed Miliband will guest-present BBC Radio 2's flagship current affairs programme - the Jeremy Vine Show.

    Mr Milliband will front the show for five days from 19 June, between 12:00 BST to 14:00 BST, while Mr Duncan Smith will host the show from 26 June.

    Lewis Carnie, head of Radio 2, said he was "delighted" to be welcoming the duo to the show, which attracts a weekly audience of more than seven million listeners:

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    Both have held crucial roles in political life and will bring unique perspectives and insight to the programme, in the heart of the daytime schedule."

    The show's editor Phil Jones said the pair were following in the footsteps of former Labour leader Neil Kinnock and the late Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy - who presented the show in the early 1990s.

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    Political coverage is the bedrock of the programme and this is a sign of how important politics is to Radio 2, especially at such a key time in the nation’s history. Each day we will cover the big stories that affect our listeners and continue to inform, educate and entertain the Radio 2 audience.”

  15. 'Unanimity' during PM's meeting with Tory MPspublished at 10:54 British Summer Time 13 June 2017

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    Oliver Letwin: Mrs May 'let us in on her feelings'

    Conservative MPs gave "unanimous" support to Theresa May, following a meeting with the PM in the wake of the general election, according to two veteran Tories.

    Former minister Sir Oliver Letwin said Mrs May appeared "humble", had apologised to colleagues who lost their seats and "certainly let us in on the feelings that she had about what has happened" during the meeting with backbenchers.

    He said she "pesuaded us all" that she is capable of carrying on as leader of the party, particularly during the Brexit negotiations.

    Fellow Tory Geoffrey Clifton-Brown added there was a "remarkable degree of unanimity", but said her position depended on "how the relationship with the DUP works out" and if there is going to be a period of war within the party.

    He said it was "far too soon" to say if she could fight the next general election, adding: "If the Brexit negotiation went incredibly well and she was crowned as having done an incredibly good deal, you might find the whole situation would change".

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    Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: Too early to say if Mrs May could fight another election

  16. Jo Cox 'should have lived another 40 years'published at 10:52 British Summer Time 13 June 2017

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    Kim Leadbeater, the sister of Labour MP Jo Cox who was killed nearly a year ago in her constituency, says there are three things she wants to do.

    To scoop Jo and Brendan's kids up in love and let them know how much she loved them, to remember how lucky she was to have Jo in her life and to create some sort of legacy.

    "I don't know what form that would take," she says.

    Jo should have been alive for another 40 years and the work she would have done could have changed lives, she says.

    "I feel almost a bit of a moral duty to do something positive."

  17. First glimpse of the House of Commonspublished at 10:43 British Summer Time 13 June 2017

    BBC Suffolk's political reporter Vikki Irwin is with the new MP for Ipswich, Labour's Sandy Martin, as he visits his new place of work for the first time:

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  18. Picture: New Cabinet meetspublished at 10:36 British Summer Time 13 June 2017

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  19. Watch: What characteristics make the ideal MP?published at 10:33 British Summer Time 13 June 2017

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  20. Handful of minister posts still vacantpublished at 10:31 British Summer Time 13 June 2017

    We're still not quite done with that government reshuffle, or demi-shuffle as it's being called. There are still a couple of whips and a handful of ministers to appoint.

    Vacancies are economic secretary, foreign minister, defence minister, parliamentary under secretary for the Department of Health, communities and local government minister, Scotland Office parliamentary under secretary, parliamentary under secretary for culture, media and sport.

    The whips' vacancies are for a deputy chief whip and a government whip.