It will seem very strange, writes BBC parliamentary correspondent Mark D'Arcy 

David Cameron will deliver a Queen's Speech. Harriet Harman, as acting Leader of the Labour Party, will respond for the opposition. In due course the leader of the third party will rise - not a Lib Dem, but the SNP's Angus Robertson.

It will be a sight as jarring as the appearance of Lib Dems on the government front bench in 2010. And somewhere in a corner, pushed out of their previous front-bench perch, the remaining Liberal Democrats will gather. Read Mark's full blog here.

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The Guardian is reporting, external that Conservative MP Victor Montagu escaped prosecution for child sex abuse in the 1970s, after promising not to see his victim - a young boy -  again.  The MP died in 1995. 

The Labour former Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, says Chuka Umunna had previously got on well with the press - and wouldn't have been prepared for the level of intrusion. 

Mr Umunna ruled himself out of the contest for the Labour leadership earlier, citing the pressure of scrutiny by the media. 

Mr Livingstone said: 

Simon Woolley from the charity Operation Black Vote, which encourages people from ethnic minorities to get involved in politics, says that, after raising expectations of a new future for politics, Chuka Umunna has left people bitterly disappointed. 

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Bill Grimsey a former business adviser to Labour during the last parliament has cast doubt on Chuka Umunna's leadership qualities in an interview with BBC Radio 4's PM programme.

Mr Grimsey said he been tasked by the party to find out what businesses thought of Labour and he offered to speak to the CEOs of FTSE 100 companies.

Mr Grimsey told the BBC: "His [Chuka Umunna's] reply was 'no we don't need to do that, I know all these people very very well, I'm on good terms with them, I know exactly what they think'. 

"And I said to Chuka - 'that's not real, grow up, they're telling you what you want to hear'. He wasn't interested - and I call that naive."

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That was the question put to Anne McElvoy of the Economist and Atul Hatwal , externalof Labour Uncut, after Chuka Umunna suddenly pulled out of Labour's leadership race.  Anne said "Politics is full of revivals as well as falls," and said Chuka could make a come back in time. But Atul disagreed and said it was all over. 

A former MEP has been convicted of fraudulently claiming almost £500,000 in European Parliament expenses.

Ashley Mote, 79, denied 11 charges relating to fraudulent claims to pay people he said were "whistleblowers".

The offences include obtaining a money transfer by deception, fraud, acquiring criminal property and false accounting.

Mr Mote, from Binsted, Hampshire, sat as an independent MEP for South East England from 2004-2009 after being expelled from UKIP. Full story here.

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Scottish Conservatives leader, Ruth Davidson, has called Nicola Sturgeon's SNP leadership into question, in the wake of the First Minister's meeting with David Cameron in Edinburgh today.

Ms Davidson said: "The question facing the SNP is whether Nicola Sturgeon is really in charge, or is it the foreign office with Alex Salmond pulling the strings.

"In office, Mr Salmond said that last year's referendum was once in a lifetime - he needs to front up and tell us, on the record, whether that is something he still supports."

Meanwhile, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader, Willie Rennie, criticised the SNP following today's meeting.

He said: "Only a week after the result the SNP have returned to business as usual, stoking up divisions in their drive for an unstable constitutional settlement."

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has called on Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy to resign following the party's election defeats in Scotland. Mr Murphy is expected to face a vote of no confidence at a meeting of Scottish Labour's executive in Glasgow tomorrow. 

Senior MPs and MSPs have been defending Mr Murphy, insisting Labour's problems were too deep for him to turn around in a few months. But trade union members have urged him to go. 

How does the Commons' Speaker get elected? The process starts on Monday and there's a guide here, external. 

As the early team logs off and the new team takes over, it's time for a quick round-up of what's been happening today:

David Cameron  met Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in Edinburgh. Mr Cameron says he will  "look at" any proposals for further powers for Scotland, but wants to get the Smith Commission plans implemented first.

There will be a devolution bill in the Queen's Speech later this month.

One of the favourites for the Labour leadership, Chuka Ummuna , has pulled out of the contest, citing pressure and scrutiny from the media. 

UKIP leader Nigel Farage has challenged his critics to decide whether they want to stay in the party as a bitter internal row continues.