A docudrama depicting Theresa May's rise to power last year is to air on BBC Two on Sunday.

Theresa vs Boris: How May Became PM was commissioned before Mrs May called the snap election.

It focuses on the 20 days between the Brexit vote and Mrs May becoming Conservative leader and prime minister.

Doctor Who actress Jacqueline King stars as Mrs May, while Will Barton plays Boris Johnson.

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Divisions and rivalries are briefly set aside not in the world of politics (yet), rather in the world of newspapers.

Ahead of the first anniversary of the death of Labour MP Jo Cox, newspapers have been coming together.

Jo's husband, Brendan Cox tweets:

Meanwhile, Katharine Viner, editor-in-chief of the Guardian, and Telegraph editor Chris Evans have written a joint article about the need to ask tough questions, just as Jo had., external

And anyone interested in taking part in the Great Get Together this weekend still has time to sign up.

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Wales' first minister has called on Theresa May to rethink plans for how the UK should leave the European Union.

In a letter to the prime minister, Carwyn Jones claimed the general election result showed there was "no mandate" for a "hard Brexit".

He called for an urgent meeting of the joint ministerial committee (JMC) of UK leaders to establish a "broad-based consensus" on Brexit.

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The BBC's Victoria Derbyshire questions old and new politicians about what they think people want from their MPs. Here are a few of their responses...

Christine Jardine, the newly elected Lib Dem MP for Edinburgh West, says: "We have to work to reassure people that we're not all duplicitous, or shady and try to be more united in the way we look at things."

Bambos Charalambous, Enfield Southgate's new Labour MP, says politicians need to "regain the trust of the public", adding that being a new MP is a "great opportunity" to build that trust. "We need to go out there and make sure we're listening to people and representing them," he says.

Labour's Ben Bradshaw argues that he could not have achieved a 16,000 majority in Exeter "by not being available". He says the vast majority of MPs are in politics "because they believe in something and they want to serve their constituents and their country".

Tory John Baron, Basildon and Billericay MP since 2001, says "there's a lot more cooperation" between the parties "than people realise", especially in the Commons' all-party parliamentary group on cancer, which he chairs.

And when it comes to Brexit "we're going to have to carry people with us on this issue", he says.

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"The Conservative Party overall is settled," says Mr Duncan Smith.

On Brexit, he says we want to engage, to discuss these matters.

Right now, a Conservative government needs to get on with talking to our European allies and friends, he adds.

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On austerity and public servant pay, Mr Duncan Smith says this is less an issue to do with the DUP, more one for his party.

He says he had been asking for a rethink on austerity but the election came "too early".

We should have had time to resolve that, he says.

Asked about the DUP's reported opposition to Mrs May's position on Brexit, he says DUP MPs do, in fact, support Mrs May.

Reports that they object to the "no deal is better than a bad deal" strategy, was not true, he says.

"This is all a lot of made-up nonsense. That will become clear."

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It would be in the "national interest" for Labour to "stop the pig's ear of a job that the Tories have been doing" on Brexit, Harriet Harman has said.

The former Labour deputy leader argued that there was "rank uncertainty" within the government over Britain's approach to leaving the EU - despite impending talks with Europe.

Outlining the Labour leadership's Brexit position, she told BBC Radio 4's Today programme:

Ms Harman says it's up to Jeremy Corbyn whether he would support and serve on any cross-party Brexit commission, adding:

She would "expect" Labour MPs asked to step up to the party's front bench to be "prepared to serve now" following Mr Corbyn's gains at the general election, she added.

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Conservative Iain Duncan Smith is asked whether his party has an affinity with the Northern Ireland party, the DUP.

"It's not about an affinity," he replies. "It's about what they want the Conservatives to be in government for."

He ruled out a coalition, saying it's likely we'll end up with a "confidence and supply" agreement.

He said details of the deal were unlikely to be complex so voters should get to see them.

We want them to be open and clear, he adds.

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BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith is at Downing Street, where ministers are arriving for a Cabinet meeting.

Looking ahead to Mrs May's talks with the DUP a little later, Norman says Theresa May "absolutely has to have this deal - we can expect a deal".

He explains that part of it will be a simple transaction - money for votes - for schools, hospitals, sporting events, and such like.

But the interesting bit is what is not going to be spelt out, says Norman. The DUP is opposed to the bedroom tax and wants the triple lock on pensions kept, meaning Mrs May might have to drop large chunks of austerity measures, he says.

Brexit is a more complex area, with the DUP and some ministers wanting to shift the focus on to the economy. The DUP has concerns about what might happen if there's a hard border between Northern Ireland the the Republic of Ireland.

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New MPs will be descending on the House of Commons wondering where to go and what to do. The Times, external has spoken to experienced members from all parties, asking them what advice they would give to the newcomers. Here are some of their responses:

Conor McGinn, Labour “Pick a spot in the chamber and stay there. Get to know the layout, the acoustics and the Speaker's mood. Listening and observing is as important as speaking for the first few months.”

Andrea Leadsom, Conservative “Focus on one or two things you really care about and try to influence direction. MPs can get pulled in too many different directions, and I think the most satisfying place to be is where you are really making a difference in your top priority areas.”

Tracey Crouch, Conservative “Leave 10 mins early for meetings because you will get lost."

Anna Soubry, Conservative “Keep your head down and make a good thoughtful maiden speech, never forgetting your constituents matter…"

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Theresa May has been given advice on how to change her leadership style in the wake of the general election result.

Andre Spicer, a professor of organisational behaviour at London's City University Cass Business School - and author of the Stupidity Paradox - claims that in order to change, the prime minister needs to alter her habits from being a "delivery-focused Maybot".

Meanwhile, Margaret Heffernan, an entrepreneur and leadership consultant, adds that "it's hard to change overnight and build trust because people wonder which Theresa May is going to walk into the room".

She says change takes time, generosity, a tremendous capacity for listening and capturing the collective intelligence of her team.

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Nearly a year on from the death of Labour MP Jo Cox, who was shot and stabbed in her constituency, her parents and sister say they are still learning to cope with the loss.

In a moving interview, her mother, Jean Leadbeater, admits the family "will always be broken, because there's a piece missing".

"I think to the outside world, we do appear strong, but there's a lot of days when it's bad. It's bad."

Gordon, Jo's father, adds: "It's not, after one year it gets better. It doesn't. It won't go away. But we have to be positive."

They now prefer to focus on Jo's children. Cuillin and Lejla were aged five and three when their mother died.

"Going forward, build on the children," Gordon says. "Jo's children have got so much of her in them. That's a great legacy. We love that."

Read more of the interview here.

A petition calling, external for Theresa May to resign over her plans to reach an agreement with the DUP now has more than 740,000 supporters.

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The new environment secretary, Michael Gove, has denied accusing Theresa May of failing to "drain the swamp" of Islamist extremism.

Pressed on the issue, Mr Gove tells BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "No, I didn't," adding that this is "a mischaracterisation".

Instead, he argued that no home secretary before Theresa May had done more to deal with the extremist problem.

He praised her recognition that "you have to deal with violent extremism and non violent extremism".

He also hailed Mrs May's attempts to bring forward reform of policing to make it "more accountable" and to address domestic violence.

He says he is "a huge fan of Theresa May", and defended his green credentials, which have come under the spotlight since his Cabinet appointment, insisting he has argued for "stronger measures to deal with man-made climate change".

Mark Easton
Home editor

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Parliamentary democracy is one of the British values that English schools are now required, by statute, to promote during lessons - not debate, not discuss - promote.

If some teachers interpret their new role as propagandists for this kingdom's existing system of governance, that would be a shame, because right now our democracy is not serving this country particularly well.

Far from providing the stability and legitimacy it promises, our peculiar democratic system has served to expose and deepen social divides.

It has contrived to leave our country perilously vulnerable at a critical moment in its history.

Rather than seeking to close down critical challenge of our form of democracy, we need a serious and urgent conversation about how we can improve matters.

Read more from Mark here.