Goodbye for nowpublished at 13:24
There are a few more MPs still to swear in and we'll bring you the action tomorrow from 9.30am. Join us then.
Summary
MPs return to Parliament to swear in.
Members must take the oath before they can participate in debates and votes.
Goodbye for nowpublished at 13:24
Smart bunchpublished at 13:22
We've seen all sorts of traditional Scottish dress pass through the chamber today. Thistle brooches, tartan dresses and ties - the SNP MPs are bringing a taste of home to Westminster.
That's it for todaypublished at 13:19
The Speaker has adjourned today's sitting. MPs will get another opportunity to swear in tomorrow from 9.30am.
A quiet momentpublished at 13:17
The chamber is almost empty and the clerks enjoy a welcome moment of quiet. It's possible they'll be wrapping up for the day shortly, although they're scheduled to finish at 1:30pm. Like the clerks, we'll wait and see.
Why Sinn Féin MPs don’t take their seatspublished at 13:14
The party's MPs have always rejected the historic oath and so are unable to sit in the Chamber.
Sinn Fein - the biggest nationalist party in Northern Ireland - won four seats in this year’s general election with a 0.6% share of the vote.
Left at home?published at 13:12
GLA memberpublished at 13:11
Image caption, Former army man, the new MP for Braintree James Cleverly also sits on the London Assembly representing Bexley and Bromley.
Another oathpublished at 13:08
No stranger to the formalities of swearing in, former Conservative Chancellor Ken Clarke entered the House the same year as the Father of House, but narrowly missed that job because he signed the oath of allegiance after Sir Gerald Kaufman in 1970.
His oath was greeted with a loud hear-hear, and replied "at least some of my speeches are appreciated".
Time in the chairpublished at 13:06
The Speaker is in the chair again today, as he will be to shake the hand of every member who swears in. Despite the hundreds of MPs Mr Bercow has greeted, he continues to warmly welcome each member and often has a lengthy chat.
Image caption, The Speaker warmly greets veteran MP Ken Clarke
Image caption, John Bercow chats to Pat McFadden MP
New acquaitancespublished at 13:05
Former Chancellor Ken Clarke kills some time in the queue by chatting to the new MP for East Dunbartonshire John Nicholson.
"Whose side are you on?" says Mr Clarke.
"I'm Jo Swinson for the new Parliament. I'm SNP," reply the former BBC journalist.
"I'm going to get that reply from an awful lot of people," Mr Clarke responds.
Another new facepublished at 13:00
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Veteran MPpublished at 12:56
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Former DPPpublished at 12:55
Former director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer, comes to the despatch box to swear in as the new MP for Holborn and St Pancras seat in central London.
Mr Starmer made it clear this week that he would not stand for the Labour leadership after a grass-roots campaign approached him to join the race.
Tipped to be a rising starpublished at 12:53
Labour MP Tulip Siddiq is granddaughter of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikh Mujibur, who was assassinated in a military coup.
She became the first Bengali female councillor in Camden Council, before winning the Hampstead & Kilburn seat by the slimmest majority of 1,138 votes.
Proud and humblingpublished at 12:52
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Winner in Morleypublished at 12:50
Conservative MP Andrea Jenkyns tells the clerk her name as she swears in. It's a name that will be remembered for a long time in Morley and Outwood because she's the woman who defeated shadow chancellor Ed Balls.
Diversity celebratedpublished at 12:50
The swearing in of MPs has become an emblem of the changing shape of British society, Stephen Tomkins writes for the BBC News website.
A ceremony originally designed for exclusion - to keep out religious and political undesirables - has become a display of diversity, he says.
Quote MessageOne MP on Tuesday asked for the Book of Mormon, and the clerk seemed willing to go and have a root around for one, until it turned out he was joking. MPs are even offered the opportunity to swear on the New Testament alone, an option of which George Osborne availed himself.
Back to normalpublished at 12:46
What's that rumbling sound? It's the wheels of parliament grinding back into motion. From today, MPs can start making applications to table an adjournment debate.
Adjournment debates are short debates held at the end of a day's business used to bring constituency matters to the attention of a minister. They usually last around 30 minutes.
If an MP wants their very own adjournment debate next week they need to apply in writing to the Table Office by 6pm today. Then they have to wait to see if they're lucky enough to be drawn out of the ballot held in the Speaker's office tomorrow.
Building bridges?published at 12:44
Conservative MP Nadine Dorries and Speaker John Bercow have a long chat as she shakes his hand, after swearing in.
Ms Dorries has been a vocal opponent of the Speaker in the past and was one of the backbench Conservatives who tried to stop him from being re-elected to the Speaker's chair after the last election in 2010.
Is this mic on?published at 12:37
As the Speaker warned MPs yesterday, the microphones are on and anything MPs say clearly can be heard. A few members may have forgotten or indeed they may be more than aware that they are broadcasting to the world.
David TC Davies, Conservative MP for Monmouth, after swearing his oath beautifully in Welsh remarks loudly: "Now you know who to vote for when the chairmanship of the Welsh Affairs Select Committee comes up."
Further back in the queue, new Labour MP for Norwich South, Clive Lewis is grateful to another MP who straightens his wonky collar. He says, "Ooh thank you so much, my mum would have had a go at me for that."
