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Two wide-eyed new MPs - Labour's Sarah Jones and Conservative Kirstene Hair - have been talking to the BBC's Chris Mason about their new job.

Sarah Jones, who took the Croydon Central seat from Conservative rival Gavin Barwell, said it was "surreal" coming to the House of Commons, and going inside the chamber.

"You think: 'Goodness me, this is real.'"

She describes the stark contrast of Commons life and constituency life, where she has just been dealing with the aftermath of a drive-by shooting.

Kirstene Hair said she had spoken to one MP who said that even after 30 years they still got lost in the House of Commons.

The past few days had been "a bit of a whirlwind", she said, but it was wonderful to be part of Westminster and an honour to represent her constituency of Angus.

Both said they were still getting their heads around "MP" at the end of their names, although not everyone in Sarah Jones' family was content with that.

"My son said: 'So have you got a trophy?"

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The independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, Max Hill QC, says the PM is "entirely right" to place the spotlight on technology companies to try to combat terrorism.

Mr Hill questioned whether legislation was the right way to go about this.

But he wouldn't rule out fines for technology companies.

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Environment Secretary Michael Gove says the government needs to think about the next generation and not saddling it with debt.

He says the deficit needs to be reduced, but account needs to be taken of "legitimate public concerns about the way things are funded in the future".

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Michael Gove, the new environment secretary, is continuing his round of media outlets, with a pit stop at BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

Talking about Brexit, he says that people who voted in the general election for both the Conservatives and Labour "were committed to respecting the referendum to take us out" of the EU.

But he concedes: "We as Conservatives were not returned with a majority, which means we need to proceed with the maximum of consensus," adding that the views of Remain campaigners need to be considered.

"If you want to proceed with the maximum possible support, you engage in a conversation."

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New MPs are arriving at Westminster and chewing over the election results, with quite a lot of gallows humour.

One told me: "That was a good decision," sarcastically referring to Mrs May calling a snap election.

Another said they never, ever want to see another election, and if there is, they want a voting age of over-40.

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It all depends on the type of ink. Who knew?

Theresa May is staying in Number 10, for the time being at least. But after such a busy time, there are so many questions that need answering.

• How come Theresa May is still prime minister?
• What about Brexit?
• Why is doing a deal with the DUP controversial?
• Is there likely to be another general election?

Here, we answer them and, if you've got any that aren't in our piece, we'll do our best to answer those too.

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Former Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble, now a Conservative peer, says he does not believe the DUP's backing of Theresa May will jeopardise the Good Friday agreement - a claim made by Irish prime minister Enda Kenny.

"There's a fair amount of scaremongering going on - I'm sorry to use that term with regard to Enda, for whom I have some regard - but this is just being silly," he tells BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

"It's also silly to suggest in some way it makes the talks more difficult. There's no connection between the agreement, the EU, Brexit and all the rest of it.

"People are just trying to grab this as a stick to beat the government with," Northern Ireland's first First Minister adds.

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As things move on apace today, Theresa May made an important speech to Tory MPs yesterday evening in which she apologised to them for the party's election performance.

"I got us into this mess, I'll get us out of it," she told them, and reportedly said she would serve as "long as you want me to do".

One senior backbencher told the BBC that she had appeared "contrite and genuine but not on her knees".

Read more here.

Norman Smith
Assistant political editor

Both sides remain confident a deal can be struck.

The pact will not be a formal coalition - but rather a looser arrangement that ensures DUP backing on major votes - and crucially will give Mrs May a small working majority of six with which to govern.

Last night, the prime minister reassured Tory MPs there would be no watering down of the Conservative commitment on policies like same-sex marriage - that are opposed by the DUP.

However the deal is likely to involve not just extra money for Northern Ireland but also a further retreat from the austerity agenda with the DUP opposed to many benefit cuts and ending the triple-lock on pensions.

On Brexit, the deal with the DUP will strengthen the hand of those ministers and MPs pressing for the economy - and not immigration - to be given priority in the Brexit talks.

Former Remainers have floated the idea of a Brexit Commission - made up of all parties and possibly including the devolved administrations - to shape Britian's approach to the negotiations - a stand backed today by the former Tory leader William Hague.

Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Mr Hague says the political world has changed and now the government also needs to change the style and substance of how it approaches the Brexit talks.

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The interview finished on a jokey question about any new legislation on wheat fields - a reference to Theresa May's confession that she would run through fields of wheat as a girl.

A laughing Mr Gove replied that he hoped more people would get out and enjoy the countryside.

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Asked about a comment from Green co-leader Caroline Lucas that he was "unfit" for the job, Michael Gove defended his new appointment as environment secretary.

He says he has long been arguing that the government needs to do more to "deal with the problem of man-made climate change".

It is the Conservatives' instinct to want to pass on a better world, he tells Breakfast.

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On Brexit, Michael Gove, who was a leading Leave campaigner, says he rejects the terms "soft" and "hard" Brexit because "I'm never sure what they mean".

"Hard Brexit" is a term invented by people who want Brexit to be seen as "some sort of punishment", he says.

He points out that a lot of talking has been going on between parties, saying he is on the Brexit select committee, made up of MPs from all parties.

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Michael Gove says he was "flattered and delighted" to be back in the Cabinet as environment secretary.

Following the election result, he said, the Conservatives needed to do two things: to form a government that is capable of carrying through the public's wishes to leave the EU - and to be in "listening mode" to appreciate the public's concern.

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BBC political correspondent Chris Mason is on Breakfast brandishing an unlikely prop - goatskin parchment paper.

It's the paper on which the government's programme is written ahead of the Queen's Speech - the aim being that it will survive years of history.

But, as Mrs May is still working on a deal, the ink used to write out a new programme is unlikely to have dried in time for the scheduled date for the Queen's Speech - 19 June.

So, says Chris, it might be a day or two late.

Michael Gove, doing the media rounds this morning, has also written in today's Telegraph.

He says Mrs May is the ideal person to secure a Brexit agreement that "commanded the widest possible support", given her track record of "seeing through vital jobs to the end".

Some MPs want the Conservatives to rethink their Brexit strategy, to bring in other parties or voices from outside Westminster.

Mr Gove, however, writes that there is a "clear consensus" for leaving the single market and ending free movement while retaining the "maximum access" to EU markets and maintaining co-operation in key areas such as science.

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Michael Gove, the newly-appointed environment secretary, says the election campaign was not the one that "anyone would have wanted".

But, at the 1922 committee meeting with Conservative backbenchers on Monday evening, Theresa May had a "unanimous vote of confidence" from MPs, Mr Gove said.

It took "grace to acknowledge the mistakes" of the campaign, he told ITV's Good Morning Britain.

Asked whether he would support Mrs May if she were to fight another election, he replies: "Absolutely."

Tuesday's front pages are dominated by Theresa May's apology to Tory backbench MPs.

Good morning.

We're expecting another busy day as Parliament returns and MPs choose their new Speaker. Arlene Foster, leader of the DUP, arrives in Westminster for more talks on a government deal. And the prime minister travels to France for counter-terrorism talks with French President Emmanuel Macron.

We'll keep you posted on all the developments.