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Shadow transport secretary Andy McDonald says the BBC "played [its] part" in Labour losing the election, contributing to Jeremy Corbyn becoming a "vilified man".

"Don't get me started on the media... I'm very worried about our public service broadcaster," Mr McDonald says.

Mr McDonald says he thinks the BBC "played a part" in the result - and "consciously", too.

"I'm really worried about the drift. You've seen the catalogue of criticisms that we're making. We've accepted that the print media are rained against us... we got this wrong, but if the BBC are going to hold themselves out as somehow having conducted themselves in an impartial manner I think they've really got to have a look in the mirror," he adds.

He adds that the Labour Party got the election "terribly wrong" and apologises to activists and vulnerable people across the country whom he believes will lose out under the Conservative government.

The Canterbury MP adds his own party will "move on" by getting behind its new leader, adding: "I'll be 100% behind that individual, whoever that may be."

Laura Kuenssberg
BBC political editor

We're at the beginning of what could be a real transformation for our politics.

Love it or loathe it, this is an historic election, and Parliament is going to look and feel very different. The prime minister is therefore, maybe, at the most powerful moment he will ever have.

First of all, there'll be tweaks to the cabinet today - but I don't think we'll see a dramatic reshaping of the top table.

In terms of process, the Brexit bill will be back in the Commons on Friday. No 10 is eager to show they'll be able to keep their promise about getting us out of the EU by the end of January.

The priority beyond Brexit is the health service. The PM said that himself when he moved back into Downing Street, and I think in a funny way that's an echo of 2016.

Back then the Leave campaign made lots of promises about the NHS - such as about how much more money there would be available for it if we left the European Union.

The government will want to show people - especially their new voters - that they actually care about doing something about the health service.

With 109 first-time MPs arriving at Parliament later, our political correspondent Leila Nathoo takes a behind-the-scenes tour of the House of Commons to find out what it's like to be new member. Watch that below.

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The Archbishop of Canterbury has said he is concerned about the direction the UK is travelling in, citing an increase in homelessness and a decline in tolerance toward minority groups.

Justin Welby was speaking to the Big Issue magazine for its Christmas edition, which is being published today.

He said that in the last decade rough sleeping, use of food banks and debt counselling services had worsened.

He also said people's tolerance for minority groups has decreased.

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Later this week Boris Johnson will use the Queen's Speech to set out the government's priorities.

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

So what does that mean for business? Our business reporter Dan Ascher has been taking a look at the issues here.

Westminster Hour
Radio 4's Westminster Hour

There were a couple of interesting lines from last night's Westminster Hour on Radio 4 that we thought we should share with you.

Firstly there was criticism of Labour's proposed timetable for its leadership election from Steward Wood, a former adviser to Ed Miliband and Gordon Brown.

He told Carolyn Quinn he was "quite worried" about 7 January being mooted as the beginning of the leadership contest, which would end in March.

"We have to get on with things and we have to have structure but if it means that no one can join the party – a lot of people left the party in the last year… I’d like to have that invitation for people to come back into the Labour party to play a part in the next part of its history," he said.

Also on the programme was Theresa May’s former chief of staff, Gavin Barwell - with a warning that the government’s large majority must not allow it to become complacent.

Mr Barwell said it is good that the prime minister has "recognised that some people had voted for him not thinking that he was the best thing since sliced bread but actually the best of the choices on offer".

"I think it’s really important for this Conservative government that they proceed on the basis of that humility," he added.

"It’s going to be very hard for the Conservatives to go back to their old electoral coalition, so they’re going to have to make this coalition work.”

After Boris Johnson's emphatic election victory, his first priority will be Brexit, after campaigning on a promise to get it done.

So how soon could Brexit happen? Read our guide here.

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The race for the next Labour leader has already begun, with Wigan MP Lisa Nandy yesterday throwing her hat into the ring.

Here are some of the other potential runners and riders in the contest.

BBC Essex

Former Culture Secretary John Whittingdale says he's “not had any conversations” about taking on the role again.

Nicky Morgan held the role until the general election was called, but announced she would not be standing for re-election as an MP.

Mr Whittingdale tells BBC Essex: “I enjoyed the job when I was in government. If I was asked to do another job again then I would certainly be happy to do so."

While working as culture secretary Mr Whittingdale was a critic of the TV licence, describing it as regressive and "worse than a poll tax".

Asked about the future of the licence fee Mr Whittingdale says “I don’t think it is immediately going to be re-opened” and in the short term it’s not possible to move to a subscription service.

The Maldon MP adds: “In the longer term the case for the licence fee gets harder."

His words come as the government considers whether failure to pay the TV licence fee should cease to be a criminal offence.

BBC Breakfast

The discussion between those two Labour MPs turns to what comes next for Labour.

Stephen Kinnock says the party needs to be “very honest” about what went wrong at this election, “so that we can define the question properly for this leadership contest that’s coming”.

He says it’s really important the party doesn’t “play a blame game” but adds that Labour also has to be very “honest and robust”, otherwise it will make the same mistakes that have been made in the past.

He says the party has to show the British people that it is “listening” and it needs to “reconnect with the working class in our heartlands”.

“They have lent their votes to the Tories – we can win those votes back but only if we are answering the questions they are posing.”

Alison McGovern is asked about who she would like to replace Jeremy Corbyn. She says she hasn’t made up her mind yet, but she would like it to be a woman.

She says it’s not just about the person, it’s about the ideas, and the party has to have a positive message rather than just criticising the Tories.

Mr Kinnock echoes his Labour colleague, saying he hasn’t decided who to back yet but agrees that he would like a woman to be the next leader.

BBC Breakfast

Two Labour MPs have been reflecting on the party's crushing election defeat last week on BBC Breakfast.

Alison McGovern, MP for Wirral South, says: "Whilst we have known there have been some problems for sometime – so in some ways it wasn’t a shock – it was still a devastating below.

"All of us who experienced that night will never ever forget it."

Asked about Jeremy Corbyn’s comments over the weekend that Labour had won the argument, she said: “I understand what Jeremy is saying, but winning elections is the thing that the Labour Party is for and that’s where our focus has to be now.”

She adds that the party “has to move on”. Mr Corbyn has said he will stand down as leader once a replacement has been chosen.

Stephen Kinnock, MP for Aberavon, says the main problems for the party were “weak and incompetent leadership”, the decision to back another EU referendum, and the manifesto – which he describes as “a Christmas wish list”.

He says all those issues are “interlinked”, which all played into the perception of Mr Corbyn as a “weak and incompetent leader”.

Norman Smith
Assistant political editor

There are a packed few days ahead – deliberately so, to convey this idea of momentum and hitting the ground round. The PM isn’t waiting until after Christmas to get on with things.

The pitch that Boris Johnson will make to his MPs today is a message of delivery. The need to make good on election commitments, and to show they are making good very, very quickly.

The Brexit bill will be back in the Commons, probably on Friday, and if not on Friday then Monday, for a key second reading vote.

The Queen’s Speech, we are told, will include legislation to enshrine in law the commitment to the £20bn real terms increase in NHS funding.

Of course, there will be measures to bolster the infrastructure, the rail links, public services in the north and midlands.

What will perhaps be the most interesting part of Mr Johnson’s pitch is a message of change - the sense that this is not business as usual, this is not another Tory government in the mould of David Cameron or Theresa May.

This is in part through necessity because it is genuinely a very different Tory party in Westminster with a much greater influx of northern and midland MPs representing working class communities.

This is going to be a government which, at least initially, is determined to do things rather differently.

• MPs return to Westminster today
• The prime minister is expected to carry out a mini cabinet reshuffle - the roles he needs to fill include the culture and Welsh secretary posts
• On Tuesday the Speaker - Sir Lindsay Hoyle, who was announced as John Bercow’s replacement in November - will begin the process of swearing in MPs
• A Queen's Speech is scheduled for Thursday. This is the chance for the government to set out what their priorities are beyond Brexit
• A couple of hours after the speech is delivered, MPs will begin debating its contents
• The debate on the Queen's Speech could continue into Friday. This may be interrupted for a second reading debate on the Withdrawal Agreement Bill - the government wants to get Brexit legislation through Parliament in time for the deadline of 31 January

The battle for the heart and soul of the Labour party is the main story for the Guardian.

It says the party has become engulfed in a row, external about whether its Brexit position or its leadership was mainly to blame for its disastrous showing at the general election.

The Daily Telegraph focuses on the row involving one of the possible leadership contenders, external, Emily Thornberry, who has vehemently denied a claim that she called voters in one leave-voting constituency "stupid".

Meanwhile, Boris Johnson will put control of Britain's borders, improvements to the NHS and investment in the North of England at the centre of his government's new strategy, external, according to the Daily Mail.

The Times reports that the prime minister's most senior aide, Dominic Cummings, is to overhaul the way the Ministry of Defence spends its money., external

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Hello and welcome to our live coverage as Boris Johnson prepares to welcome his new intake of Conservative MPs.

Following the Tories' crushing election victory last week, the PM’s new government will arrive in Westminster to begin work.

The fallout from Labour’s defeat continues - we’ll bring you all the latest twists and turns in that.

Meanwhile, a fresh round of talks will also begin this morning to try to restore devolved government in Northern Ireland. The power-sharing administration at Stormont collapsed nearly three years ago;