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. Boris Johnson wrongly claims Tories won Clwyd South in columnpublished at 09:49 British Summer Time 12 June 2017

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  2. Immigration - the Brexit dividing linepublished at 09:48 British Summer Time 12 June 2017

    Talk of in or out of the single market is premature – but with the chancellor strengthened, jobs and skills will certainly take a more central role in the Brexit talks.

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  3. Another election 'inevitable'published at 09:48 British Summer Time 12 June 2017

    Victoria Derbyshire

    Neil Coyle

    Corbyn critic Labour MP Neil Coyle said he ate "humble pie" over his views on Jeremy Corbyn following the election result.

    "It’s great to have more Labour MPs," he said.

    "It's great to have the chance to be nearer government - but no one should be suggesting we won.

    "The Tories are still there, they can still do damage."

    He said another general election was "inevitable".

    “Theresa May has no mandate, she has a manifesto, she can’t deliver," he said.

  4. What will be in 'pruned' manifesto?published at 09:38 British Summer Time 12 June 2017

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  5. May is a 'wounded prime minister'published at 09:36 British Summer Time 12 June 2017

    Victoria Derbyshire

    Ms Thornberry said: "The reality is she (Theresa May) won the election in one respect - but in the major respect she didn’t.

    "Her manifesto didn’t win… she’s a wounded prime minister.

    "She is going to have to do it in agreement with the DUP… that is really worrying.

    "In the meantime there’s Brexit going on and that is really important to get right."

  6. Conservative Policy Forum chairman on what went wrongpublished at 09:36 British Summer Time 12 June 2017

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  7. Labour 'would win an election today'published at 09:32 British Summer Time 12 June 2017

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    "I think the Labour party was better at appealing to young people," said Labour MP Emily Thornberry.

    "Labour has defied all expectations

    "Labour had a really good manifesto...

    "If an election was called today we would win."

  8. 'We need Mrs May to remain'published at 09:28 British Summer Time 12 June 2017

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    Mr Rees-Mogg said: "We need Mrs May to remain...

    "We need a period of stability and calm."

    When asked how long he thought Mrs May would last as prime minister, he said: "May Theresa May live forever, hallelujah, hallelujah, amen."

  9. The Conservative manifesto 'got us into trouble'published at 09:23 British Summer Time 12 June 2017

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    Conservative MP and Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg said the Conservatives "obviously won" the election.

    "It is the highest share of the vote we’ve got since 1983," he said.

    "It was the rasberry of the Conservative manifesto, that was the bit that got us into trouble.

    "The campaign was about social care and Jeremy Corbyn campaigned well.

    "Jeremy Corbyn did much better than expectation and politics is very much about expectation and momentum."

  10. Business confidence 'sunk' by electionpublished at 09:17 British Summer Time 12 June 2017

    An Institute of Directors poll suggests a "dramatic drop" in confidence following the hung parliament.

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  11. Government 'will prune' Conservative manifestopublished at 09:10 British Summer Time 12 June 2017

    Today Programme
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    The secretary of state for exiting the European Union said the government had "worked up in detail" the "no deal" option on Brexit.

    David Davis also said the Conservatives would be taking a look at their manifesto and "pruning away" certain elements now they had resumed power.

  12. May 'will continue as an excellent prime minister'published at 08:54 British Summer Time 12 June 2017

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  13. Gove 'now in job that needs experts'published at 08:50 British Summer Time 12 June 2017

    The head of Friends of the Earth, Craig Bennett, told BBC News: Mr Gove infamously said the country had enough of experts.

    "But technical expertise is more important in the environment job than anything else in cabinet so he better get his head round the evidence very quickly showing that climate change presents us major risks".

  14. Green campaigners 'appalled' at Gove appointmentpublished at 08:49 British Summer Time 12 June 2017

    Roger Harrabin
    BBC environment analyst

    Green campaigners are appalled at the appointment of Michael Gove.

    As education secretary he tried to remove climate change from the geography curriculum.

    As chief whip he blocked the former climate secretary Amber Rudd from important talks on climate change. , external

    And he recently said new homes and job opportunities should outweigh wildlife habitat protection.

    Tom Burke, from the green think tank e3g, said: “The environment is something young voters really care about. If the Tories want to reconnect with the youth surge, this is about the worst option they could have chosen.”

    But one senior farming source, who didn’t want to be named, said: “Defra’s long been a backwater, so at last it’s not someone in charge who’s being put out to grass.

    The source said Mr Gove would have to acknowledge that agriculture faces huge challenges with Brexit.

  15. Hard v soft Brexit in the Commonspublished at 08:44 British Summer Time 12 June 2017

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    Here's how The Sun thinks the numbers now stack up in the Commons on the sides of a "hard" or "softer" Brexit.

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  16. Gove a 'formidable' force in campaignpublished at 08:44 British Summer Time 12 June 2017

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  17. Staying in the single market 'not compatible' with border controlpublished at 08:39 British Summer Time 12 June 2017

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    "The reason for leaving the single market is because we want to take back control of our borders – they are not compatible," Mr Davis said.

    "People voted for three things: control of borders, control of laws, control of money.

    "In order to deliver that, you can’t do that inside the single market.

    "What do you do? You try and have the best possible access from outside."

  18. New Scottish Tory MPs arriving in Londonpublished at 08:34 British Summer Time 12 June 2017

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  19. Status of EU citizens in UK 'first issue in Brexit negotiations'published at 08:33 British Summer Time 12 June 2017

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    Mr Davis said: "The first thing we will start out with is the status of European citizens in the UK and British citizens in Europe...

    “Of those, the one that is hyper-sensitive on time because it relates to people’s anxiety.

    “People worrying in Britain that they can’t stay here.

    “And Brits living in Spain worrying that they are not going to stay there.

    “The worries are unnecessary and they shouldn’t have them but we want to make sure they are dealt with as quickly as possible.”

  20. 'No deal an option on Brexit'published at 08:25 British Summer Time 12 June 2017

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