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

Live Reporting

Emma Griffiths

  1. Walthamstow MP accepts spirulina challenge

    Labour MP for Walthamstow, Stella Creasey, posts on Instagram:

    "Promised my organiser that if we got an increased majority I would eat spirulina.

    "Never let it be said I am not a woman of my word... #greengunk#ge2017#walthamstow"

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  2. 'Loyalty' warning to Corbyn critics

    The "judgement and loyalty" of Labour MPs who opposed Jeremy Corbyn's leadership needs to be questioned, a supporter on the party's ruling body says.

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  3. Jo Cox would have been 'excited' by Labour

    Brendan CoxPA

    The MP's widower urges people to take part in a nationwide event to mark the anniversary of her murder.

    Cox would have been 'excited' by Labour

    The MP's widower urges people to take part in a nationwide event to mark the anniversary of her murder.

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  4. Queen's Speech delayed by... goat-skin?

    We understand one of the reasons given for the Queen's Speech being delayed is that it has to be written on goat-skin - and that takes a week to process, because it has to be hung up to dry.

    The new Queen's Speech will have to be agreed with the DUP - hence the delay. The goatskin complication was explained by Nick Robinson here, writing back in 2013.

  5. Gardiner: Labour is committed to leaving single market

    The Daily Politics

    Shadow International Trade Secretary Barry Gardiner has stressed that Labour is committed to leaving the single market.

    It comes after Mr Gardiner appeared to suggest on the Today programme this morning that it might be possible to retain single market membership.

    Here's what he told Today:

    We need those benefits and whether they are achieved through reformed membership of the single market and the customs union or through a new bespoke trading arrangement is actually secondary to achieving the benefits, it's an open question as to what we can get."

    Asked later on the Daily Politics if Labour were committed to leaving the single market, he said:

    Yes. Because it’s absolutely clear that the single market is actually the internal market of the European Union. If we leave the European Union, which we are committed to doing, we leave the internal market, and with that we can’t have a deal where there is a single market, or internal market, without the four freedoms [free movement of goods, capital, services, and labour]."

  6. Tories have 'no instinct' for another election says Norman Lamb

    The Liberal Democrat MP, Norman Lamb, who retained his seat in North Norfolk last week, says the Conservatives will not want the country to go to the polls again.

    His constituency was targetted by the Conservatives' James Wild, but Mr Lamb held the seat with a 10% increase in his vote.

    Mr Lamb hugging his wife, when election result is called

    Mr Lamb says when the Tories called the general election they were totally convinced they would emerge with a massively increased majority, but squandered a 21% opinion poll lead.

    Whether it's Theresa May or some other leader in a few months time, they will be thinking 'if we go to the country we could lose power altogether', so I'm not at all sure there'll be any instinct on the Tory side to do that."

    Norman Lamb MP, Liberal Democrat, North Norfolk

  7. Tories 'marginalised Welsh party brand'

    The Welsh Conservative leader claimed the Tories election campaign was "confused".

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  8. SNP MPs with Nicola Sturgeon in Westminster

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  9. Would a male PM be asked if he'd cried?

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  10. Corbyn shops in Lidl

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  11. Watch: Election campaign images from PA chief political photographer

    The Daily Politics

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  12. DUP-Tory deal would be 'coalition for chaos'

    Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams said no DUP-Tory deal would be good for Northern Ireland.

    "I would hardly call a coalition... I would hardly call that sort of arrangement between the DUP and the English Tories stable," he said.

    "It is a coalition for chaos in the time ahead."

  13. Queen had cancelled commitment for now-delayed speech

    Peter Hunt
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  14. Watch: Who wants another election? Anyone?

    Emma Vardy
    Daily and Sunday Politics reporter

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  15. Queen's Speech: What is it and why is it important?

    The Queen

    The Queen's Speech is the centrepiece of the State Opening of Parliament. It is one of the highlights of the Parliamentary year, full of both pageantry and political significance.

    It had been due to take place next Monday.

    But the BBC now understands it will be delayed by a few days.

    Find out more about the Queen's Speech here

  16. UK government 'will be weak' entering Brexit negotiations

    German MEP Elmar Brok - a close ally of chancellor Angela Merkel - says Brexit talks need to start.

    He tells the BBC Germany would have preferred a government with a broad majority, able to make compromises - rather than "hardliners on the British side who can stop such comprises.

    These things will essentially become much more difficult because such a weak government has no real possibilities for the needed common flexibility you need in every negotiation. So I'm surprised how weak Britain does go into these negotiations now and perhaps we should think again and make the best choice out of that in order to keep the damage down in the interest of our people."

    Elmar Brok, German MEP

  17. Watch: Gethins on election result and IndyRef2 future

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  18. What happens next in Parliament?

    The Commons meets on 13 June for the election of the Speaker.

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  19. Ireland's Fine Gael leader will raise 'importance of impartiality' with May

    The new Fine Gael leader in Ireland, Leo Varadkar, has said he will raise with Theresa May the importance of impartiality in the Stormont talks.

    He said it's important that the two governments, as co-guarantors of the Good Friday Agreement, should not be too close to either unionism or nationalists and republicans.

    Mr Varadkar is expected to become Taoiseach later this week in a Dail vote on Enda Kenny's successor.

  20. Watch: Shapps does not want to be in government or in coalition with DUP

    Jo Coburn
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