Now the election is over, attention has turned to what the new government will do.

The Sunday Times reported yesterday that the Department for International Development (DFID) could be rolled into the Foreign Office as part of Conservative plans to remodel Whitehall. It's a rumour we heard earlier in the election campaign too.

We don't have confirmation, but aid charities have expressed concerns in advance of any such move.

Leaders of 115 organisations - including Oxfam GB, Unicef UK, WaterAid and World Vision UK - have signed a statement saying it could lead to less aid reaching those who need it, less transparency about how funds are spent and less efficient use of resources.

The statement reads: "It suggests we are turning our backs on the world's poorest people, as well as some of the greatest global challenges of our time: extreme poverty, climate change and conflict.

"UK aid risks becoming a vehicle for UK foreign policy, commercial and political objectives when it first and foremost should be invested to alleviate poverty."

We are still sat here (im)patiently waiting for word of this reshuffle. We're not expecting anything major, but Boris Johnson has a few gaps to fill in the following roles:

• Welsh secretary - Alun Cairns quit on the first day of the election campaign
• Environment minister - Zac Goldsmith lost his seat to the Lib Dems last week
• Culture secretary - Nicky Morgan decided not to stand in the election

BBC political correspondent Jonathan Blake explains: "In the New Year we will see a more wide-ranging reshuffle of the cabinet which will give us more of an idea of the shape and style of Boris Johnson's government."

We'll bring you the details as soon as we get them...

A few more comments from Labour's Sadiq Khan, who says he is "absolutely" more interested in being Mayor of London than running for the leadership.

On Jeremy Corbyn, Mr Khan says: "I think it's really important that the rules that are used to elect our next leader are fair, that there's no tipping of the scales.

"I think it's important for Jeremy to be thanked for his service but he steps down as soon as possible to allow there to be a good, clean, fair contest."

Mr Corbyn has said he will stay in post until his successor is chosen, likely to be the end of March.

Another one spotted in the environs of the Cabinet Office this afternoon is Leader of the Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg.

He says any questions about his job are an "entirely secondary" issue to what he calls a "fantastic victory" in the election.

"God bless the prime minister," he adds.

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Conservative MP for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire Simon Hart has been stopped by reporters outside the Cabinet Office amid rumours he will become the new Welsh secretary.

He told them "you will always be wrong" when asked about the speculation.

The post was vacated on the first day of the election campaign when Alun Cairns resigned.

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Boris Johnson promised his government would "unleash" the potential of British business, once he has fulfilled his core campaign promise to "get Brexit done".

But for business leaders, many of whom lobbied against Brexit, the pledge means that they will soon have to adapt to a more distant relationship with the UK's largest trading partner. Analysis suggests that new trade deals further afield are unlikely to compensate for the economic impact of this shift.

And on top of that comes a plan to overhaul immigration policy that will affect how and who firms can recruit.

So will the party of Brexit also manage to serve the needs of business? And what will firms be lobbying for?

BBC Business reporter Dan Ascher looks closely.

You might also be interested in this piece from our colleague Faisal Islam - three key economic questions for the prime minister.

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Labour's Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has weighed into his party's leadership race, saying whoever wins needs to reflection the general election loss.

"I think any of the candidates who straight away gives an explanation for why we lost, I question their credibility," he says.

"As far as I'm concerned, it's really important for the next leader of the Labour Party to be a winner.

"We've got to start winning general elections, not losing them.

"I don't believe in heroic failure, we don't improve anybody's lives by losing elections."

• Who will be Labour's next leader?

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More on the Labour leadership race. While the process for choosing a new party leader could be some way off, rumours about who is limbering up for the challenge continue.

The Guardian's Heather Stewart, external and the Spectator's Katy Balls , externalboth report sources as saying shadow business secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey and shadow education secretary Angela Rayner are exploring a joint bid for leader and deputy leader - replacing Jeremy Corbyn and Tom Watson respectively.

The rumours are not confirmed and there could be twists and turns yet.

Tim Farron, former leader of the Liberal Democrats, says he will not take on the role again.

The party will have a leadership contest after Jo Swinson lost her East Dunbartonshire seat in the election on Thursday.

Mr Farron says he was "utterly gutted" to see Ms Swinson being defeated.

Asked if he would consider taking on the role of leader again himself, the MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale says: "The simple answer is no to that one. It's a definite, definite no."

Mr Farron says he will remain neutral during the contest so that he can support whoever is voted in to help "rebuild and inspire the party".

He also says he thinks 31 January - when the UK is expected to leave the EU - will mark an "important emotional watershed" where people move on to what happens after Brexit rather than simply arguing for Remain vs Leave.

And he says he fully believes the Lib Dems can bounce back at the next election - particularly if the party works "alongside other opposition parties" to create a stronger alternative to the Conservatives.

"The Tories won because their opposition was appalling. Anybody can beat a rubbish opposition," he says.

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A little more is coming in from those talks aimed at restoring the devolution in Northern Ireland.

Julian Smith has now finished meeting the leaders of Northern Ireland's five biggest parties. Describing the mood as "positive", the Northern Ireland Secretary says the parties have heard the message from voters "loud and clear".

"The sense that I get today is that every party has had time to reflect... and the biggest message they got on the doorstep essentially wasn't about Brexit, wasn't about their own parties' individual policies, but it was the fact that this executive and assembly has remained dormant for 1,000 days.

"I think my sense from everybody is there was a realisation that that was not a sustainable position," he says.

Mr Smith says the situation "cannot go on any longer".

He appears to rule out suggestions that some of the big issues - for example, questions about protections for the Irish language- could be parked or moved to a separate process to allow devolution to be restored immediately.

"We have to address head-on the major issues that need resolving. I think the idea that we just paper over the cracks, get it up and running and it fails in a few weeks or a few months is not a good one."

BBC Northern Ireland political reporter Jayne McCormack says the plan is to now hold bilateral meetings before a round-table on Wednesday.

A new Conservative MP dismisses suggestions that Boris Johnson's government might be more interested in doing a trade deal with the US than with the European Union.

Orpington MP Gareth Bacon says the geographical proximity to the EU means "of course they are our closest trading partner" and therefore they are "probably the priority" to strike a deal with.

But he adds that since the UK does so much trade outside of the EU, "we would be very foolish if we put all of our eggs into the European Union's basket".

The idea that the UK might prioritise striking a trade deal with the US over the EU is a "suspicion that's being put around by our opponents", he says.

How long could a UK-EU trade deal take to do? Our Europe editor Katya Adler has a look.

• We've been waiting a while now for a mini cabinet reshuffle to begin as Prime Minister Boris Johnson chooses a new culture secretary and Welsh secretary. There could be other movement at the Tory top table too, so we'll let you know when something happens on that score...
• MPs, meanwhile, are returning to Westminster following last week's election. There are new school vibes aplenty as the 2019 intake get to grips with Parliament's procedures and protocol.

• Many of those new MPs are Conservatives elected to represent areas of the country that are traditionally Labour. Politics watchers expect Boris Johnson to focus his key message in the days ahead on reaching out to those parts of northern England and the Midlands - offering investment and a stronger voice

• While the Conservatives set out their plans, Labour is looking inward, working out what to do in response to last week's defeat. Jeremy Corbyn has said he'll stand down next year, although some want him to go much sooner
• Labour MPs Lisa Nandy and Clive Lewis say they're considering running to replace him, but no-one has officially thrown their hat into the ring. Read more on the likely contenders
• Talks are going on to try to revive the long-stalled Stormont Assembly. Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith says meetings so far with party leaders there have been "positive" and there's a recognition that voters have had enough of the Stormont stasis
• Later in the week, we'll have a slimline Queen's Speech, setting out the government's legislative programme. And then on Friday, Mr Johnson aims to bring his Brexit bill - the legislation needed to actually leave the EU - back before MPs

We saw the Lib Dem family photo a short time ago and now it's the SNP's turn.

The BBC's Jennifer Scott is looking on as they gather close to the Houses of Parliament in the fading light.

The party made strong gains in the election last week and its Westminster leader, Ian Blackford, thinks that means only one thing... Scotland has the right to hold another independence referendum.

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Lord Adonis says he would support Sir Keir Starmer in a bid to become the next leader of the Labour Party.

The Labour peer says it is "a bit soon" to offer his opinion on who should replace Jeremy Corbyn - but adds he has "always been hugely impressed" by the shadow Brexit secretary and that he is "absolutely fit" to be prime minister.

The peer adds elections are won and lost on the centre ground and Labour needs to "unite" on the "centre-left".

Lord Adonis, a staunch Remainer, accepts that Brexit is now almost certain to happen next year with the power the Conservatives won in Thursday's election, but he adds: "I don't think Britain will flourish long-term outside the EU and I think the case for rejoining will come back into British politics."

Sir Keir hasn't yet thrown his hat into the ring, but the 57-year old is currently the bookies' favourite.

He is likely to be seen as the centrist candidate in the race and was director of public prosecutions before entering Parliament.

The Press Association has pulled together some interesting facts on a few of the new MPs joining Parliament today:

Dahenna Davison, the new Tory MP for former Labour stronghold Bishop Aukland, was last in the spotlight in 2018, when she appeared in the Channel 4 programme Bride And Prejudice, which showed the then 24-year-old marrying Conservative councillor John Fareham who is 35 years her senior.

Virginia Crosbie, the Conservative winner in Ynys Mon, has an eclectic career history. She has been a maths teacher and a degree in microbiology, but surely the highlight of her CV is her time training dolphins with late Animal Planet host Terry Nutkins.

Aaron Bell, now Tory MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme, is used to being on camera thanks to multiple quiz show appearances. Mr Bell has been on University Challenge, the Krypton Factor in 2009 and Only Connect.

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We've just heard that US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Boris Johnson have been talking on the phone.

“The prime minister spoke with President Trump, who congratulated him on the result of the general election," a Downing Street spokesperson said.

“They discussed the huge importance of the relationship between the UK and US, and looked forward to continued close cooperation on issues such as security and trade, including the negotiation of an ambitious free trade agreement.”

The prospect of a UK-US trade deal featured heavily during the election campaign, with Labour making much of the threat it said was posed to the NHS by such a tie-up.

A traditional feature of the first day back after an election is a team photo.

Our political correspondent Jessica Parker watches the somewhat smaller scale "family" pic being taken by the Lib Dems.

At the front are interim leaders Sal Brinton and Sir Ed Davey - Jo Swinson, of course, lost her seat and her post at the top of the party last week.

We think the Lib Dem MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, Jamie Stone, is missing from the picture, but he'll presumably have to come to Westminster in the next couple of days to be sworn in.

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We're hearing more from today's talks between Northern Ireland political parties and Secretary of State Julian Smith.

They're trying to restore the devolved government at Stormont. If you need a recap, it's been inactive since January 2017, when its two biggest parties, the DUP and Sinn Féin, split in a bitter row.

After both parties saw their share of the vote fall in last week's general election, DUP leader Arlene Foster says voters made it very clear that they wanted Stormont back up and running.

"Therefore, we are here to try to make that happen. I hope all the other parties will too," she told reporters.

She agrees that the election has created a new "momentum" towards reaching a resolution. "I hope we can grasp it immediately," she adds.

"I know it's Christmas, it's that time of the year again, we have been in processes before in and around this time of the year, but I very much hope that at the beginning of the new year we will have an assembly up and running and one that can deal with all the issues we have talked about today."

Ms Foster, who says she does not think a new Assembly election is necessary before 2022, also insists there is a need for an injection of money.

Worth noting that, as things stand, there has to be one if no new assembly deal is agreed by 13 January.

Read what Sinn Féin said after the talks here and our full story here.

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Parliament tends to be dominated by its grandest figures, the party leaders, and their cabinet or shadow cabinet teams.

But others can cut a dash in the Commons by weight of expertise, through passion for an issue, by sheer street-smarts, or simply by being in the right place at the right time.

So read our piece by BBC Parliamentary correspondent Mark d'Arcy to find out more about a few MPs who - while not aspiring to the top table - could exert serious leverage in the newly elected House of Commons.

In case you missed it, have a listen to Andy McDonald on Radio 5 Live this morning.

He said he thought the way Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was treated during the general election campaign was "unfair and grotesque" - and partly blamed broadcast media for what he called the "vilification".

Other Labour figures, including Jonathan Reynolds, have rejected attempts to blame the defeat on the media.