Len McCluskey, the Unite union leader, has been speaking to the BBC's deputy political editor John Pienaar on his Radio 5 Live programme this morning. Listen to what he had to say below:

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Earlier we heard from Labour's Caroline Flint, who lost her seat in Don Valley at this election.

But what exactly does it feel like to find yourself ousted from the House of Commons?

The BBC's Jennifer Meierhans has been talking to those who have experienced first-hand the most public sacking imaginable and been left sobbing in the kitchen - read their story here.

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Also speaking on Pienaar's Politics earlier was Dehenna Davison, the first-ever Conservative MP for Bishop Auckland in County Durham.

She says she expects there will be a "natural evolution" within the party's thinking because of the new seats and the backgrounds of some of the incoming Tory MPs.

She says among her priorities when it comes to retaining support in the seat will by lobbying for the return of the constituency's A&E department.

Improving local healthcare was a big issue on the doorstep during the election campaign, she adds.

She also says she wants to see measures in next week's Queen's Speech to help high streets, noting two streets in the town need "serious help".

The SNP's Pete Wishart, the MP for Perth & Perthshire North, says Scottish Labour will become a party of independence "sooner rather than later".

He says that "siding up with the Tories" over the issue of a Scottish independence referendum will "finish off anything they still have".

Scottish Labour lost all but one of their seven seats in Scotland, including Paul Sweeney's Glasgow North East seat.

Asked whether not paying the TV licence fee should be decriminalised, the government's Treasury minister Rishi Sunak says: "That is something that the prime minister has said we will look at and has instructed people to look at that."

Pressed by Andrew Marr on his own view, Mr Sunak replies: "It would be wrong for me to comment in advance of a review."

But he says: "The government feels strongly, as do I, that the BBC is an incredibly important national institution. It plays a very valuable role in our country and our life - and it will always do that."

He says issues like the decriminalisation of the non-payment of the licence fee is something "specific that we can and should look at and we will do that in the first instance".

And asked whether the licence fee should be scrapped in 2027 - when the BBC's current funding settlement runs to - Mr Sunak says: "The BBC's funding settlement as it relates today is already set out and secure through to 2027.

"I'm not going to sit here and speculate about things that are at this point eight years down the track.

"The point is the main thing to focus on is just the decriminalisation of the licence fee and everything else for the BBC is secure until 2027."

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There's been lots of talk this morning about who will replace Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader.

Lisa Nandy, the MP for Wigan, has thrown her hat into the ring, saying she is "seriously considering" standing for the leadership.

Here's our guide on the other potential runners and riders in the race.

In the wake of Boris Johnson's election victory, US Vice President Mike Pence offered his congratulations and said he looked forward to "striking a trade deal after Brexit is complete".

The US ambassador to the UK, Woody Johnson, has now responded in agreement, saying that the two countries share a "unique partnership and essential alliance", adding "the only way is up".

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Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rishi Sunak confirms that the government's intention is to bring the withdrawal bill "back to Parliament before Christmas".

Could the vote be this week? "Ideally before Christmas, as soon as possible would be perfect," Mr Sunak tells Andrew Marr.

"Those conversations are happening between the relevant parties and House authorities as we speak.

"Very clearly, we want to bring the legislation back as soon as possible and ensure that we do leave the European Union as we said we'd do by the end of January."

Mr Sunak is asked by Marr about the government's "very strange suggestion" to pass a law ensuring the NHS is funded.

"We just want to absolutely underscore our commitment to that funding settlement," Mr Sunak says.

Does that mean we're not supposed to trust the other manifesto promises if they're not enshrined in law?

"No, I think the NHS everyone agrees is the number one priority of the British people... and I think this piece of legislation will just underscore that commitment."

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It's clear from government ministers this morning that there's a big pitch to the north of England coming in the next few months - particularly those seats which broke bonds with Labour to vote Tory.

Expect lots of talk about rebalancing the economy.

(Earlier on Sky, we heard from cabinet minister Michael Gove who said that after the NHS, the government's next top priority was to tackle the problem of unequal economic opportunities by investing more outside the south and east of England.)

The government's Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Rishi Sunak, is asked about Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's comments earlier that she will push for another referendum on Scottish independence.

Mr Sunak says the Conservatives have been "crystal clear" that they support the union, and Boris Johnson is "unequivocally committed" to it.

"I think Nicola Sturgeon has acknowledged that not everyone who voted for the SNP necessarily supports independence," he says.

Mr Sunak says another referendum on Scottish independence is "absolutely not our intention".

We've heard from both the SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon and the party's Westminster leader Ian Blackford this morning, saying the UK government can't keep rejecting another Scottish independence referendum.

Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove ruled out another vote in an interview with Sky's Sophy Ridge.

Now Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rishi Sunak has also played down that prospect. You can watch that in the clip below.

Asked about reports that Jeremy Corbyn's leadership's came up on the doorstep among voters, Lisa Nandy says: "That is undoubtedly true."

She says it wasn't just the case in Scotland but "in every single part of the country".

"I've heard it from campaigners and colleagues and activists all over the country," she says.

But she adds that it would be "far too simplistic to say this is just simply about one man or one issue".

And Ms Nandy - who earlier said she was seriously thinking about running to be Labour leader- says she "very much agrees with Jeremy" that the defeat was not a rejection of the party's policies.

"As one Waspi woman said to me... who stood to benefit enormously [from Labour's policies]... 'I'm worried you don't have the money to do this'."

In the run-up to the election, Labour promised to compensate more than three million women who lost out on years of state pension payments when their retirement age was raised - at a cost of £58bn.

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Wigan MP Lisa Nandy says "there's certainly a very, very hard road back to regain the trust of Labour voters" in the north of England who voted for the Tories.

Even those in the region who did vote for Labour "did so with very little enthusiasm".

But she says it's not just the leadership but the party's structures, saying it needs to be "much more rooted in those parts of the country".

She mentions "structural problems", such as that it was an "absolute nightmare" even setting up today's BBC interview as she was far away from a London studio. (She adds she was "grateful" that she was able to do the interview from the north - in the BBC's Salford studios).

"We should move our party conferences back to towns as well as cities," she adds.

Speaking about Labour's defeat in its traditional heartlands, Ms Nandy says: "As one woman said to me on Thursday, I haven't left the Labour party, the Labour Party has left me.

"It has to be my mission, our mission, to bring Labour back home to people like her."

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The SNP’s Westminster leader Ian Blackford was asked whether Scotland could hold a second independence referendum if the UK government kept saying no.

Boris Johnson has ruled out granting permission for a second vote on Scottish independence while he is prime minister.

Mr Blackford says: “I don’t think many people believe that the UK government can keep saying 'no'.

“Boris Johnson has to accept reality. We will have that referendum and it would be better for all concerned if we do that in a timely manner.

He adds that Scotland should hold that referendum in 2020 before the UK leaves the EU.

He says the consequence of Brexit is the end of the UK.

"Scotland will be joining the European Union. The only question is the exact timing and the mechanisms of that."

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Sir Graham Brady, who chairs the 1922 committee of Conservative backbench MPs, is the next guest on Piennar's Politics on BBC Radio 5 Live.

He says he thought his party was going to win, but they got a "bigger majority than I thought was likely".

He says he wants the post-Brexit trade deal the PM has committed to negotiating with the EU to be "as broad as possible" - including the trade in services as well as goods.

He insists such a deal can be agreed during the 11-month transition period which would follow if the PM's Brexit deal passes by the end of next month.

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Lisa Nandy has confirmed for the first time that she might stand as the next Labour leader.

Asked by Andrew Marr, the MP for Wigan says: "Well, the honest answer is I'm seriously thinking about it.

"The reason I'm thinking about it is because we've just had the most shattering defeat where you really felt in towns like mine that the Earth was quaking".

She says we've watched the entire Labour base "crumble beneath our feet".

She adds: "I think I definitely have a contribution to make" but the party needs to take some time to think about how to "take that very hard road back to power and who is best placed to fix it".

Asked when he and Jeremy Corbyn will be gone, John McDonnell says: "Normally, the NEC would determine the timescale."

It will usually be eight to 10 weeks, shadow chancellor Mr McDonnell adds - and says both he and Mr Corbyn will not be part of the new shadow cabinet.

Who would he like to see as the next leader?

"You look at the new generation coming forward.

"Becky [Rebecca Long-Bailey] is brilliant, I think she's excellent and she can be a brilliant leader.

"You've got alongside her, Angela Rayner."

Ms Rayner "mopped up" during the TV debates, he says, adding there is a "whole range of people" including Dawn Butler and Richard Burgon.

"I think it should be a woman leader next and I've said that consistently," he adds.

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Asked about Jess Phillips, whose name has also come up as a potential leadership candidate, Mr McDonnell says; "I'd prefer others but the members will decide. Jess is really talented ... she'll have a great contribution to make.

"I want someone who actually has been really solidly involved in the development of our existing policy."

Ms Phillips has previously been critical of Mr Corbyn's leadership.

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Up next on the BBC 5 Live programme is Alison McGovern, the newly-returned Labour MP for Wirral South.

She says a problem for her party on Thursday was that people "weren't really sure" what the party's position on Brexit was, and that "no doubt" played a part in the defeat.

However, she also says the party was "organisationally not good enough," and the way the manifesto was put together was a mistake.

She says the party is "too concentrated" in Westminster and Whitehall.

Asked who she wants to become the next leader, she says she wants to "hear what people have got to say".

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The SNP’s Westminster leader Ian Blackford says that the people in Scotland “have spoken” and holding a second Scottish independence referendum is about democracy.

He says Boris Johnson should recognise that the power to hold a second referendum should not sit with the PM, but “should sit with the Scottish Parliament, acting in the best interests of the whole of Scotland”.

Mr Blackford says the Tories don’t have a mandate in Scotland, adding that they are “trailing in our wake” following the result of the election.

SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has previously said she will request a "section 30 order" - which grants permission for a new referendum from the UK government – before the end of the year.

Mr Blackford says that the order will be coming this week, although he wouldn’t give an exact day.

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John McDonnell is challenged over the reasons for the defeat, and is confronted with quotes including from Labour politicians who blame the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn.

Mr McDonnell blames the "media portrayal" of Mr Corbyn.

"They did the same with Ed Miliband, they did the same with Neil Kinnock," he says.

"I think it's anyone who challenges the establishment will be portrayed in this way," he says.

The Labour shadow chancellor says Boris Johnson is a "proven liar", adding: "Contrast that with someone who is known for his honesty and principle."

Asked about what he takes responsibility for in the defeat, he says "for not being able to articulate how we could get through the Brexit dilemma" and "not recognising the scale of the attack that would come at us".