Summary

  • David Cameron begins a European tour to lobby leaders over his proposed EU reforms

  • MPs debate an urgent question in the Commons on the Fifa arrests

  • It comes as the government introduces its EU Referendum Bill in Parliament

  • MPs debate the home affairs and justice aspects of the Queen's Speech

  • Labour blocks attempt by Derek Hatton - expelled in the 1980s - from rejoining

  1. Other new peerspublished at 11:47

    Andrew Dunlop, David Cameron's former adviser, also took his seat today. He'll serve as Scotland minister in the new all-Conservative government.

    The remaining ministers - Ros Altmann, Jim O'Neill, George Bridge and David Prior - will take their seats next week.

  2. From green benches to redpublished at 11:40

    Lord Maude takes his seat

    Francis Maude has taken his seat in the House of Lords after being appointed a  government trade minister. The former MP, who stood down at the 2015 election, takes the title Lord Maude of Horsham.

    He's one of six  appointments to the Lords to allow people to be government ministers.

  3. Privacy v securitypublished at 11:33

    The government will be bringing forward potentially controversial legislation to give Britain's intelligence agencies more powers to monitor people's internet and phone use, as part of efforts to tackle terrorism.

    Mrs May says she can't provide full details about the bill's contents yet, but pledges that the government will look to balance "privacy and security".

  4. Tackling extremismpublished at 11:30

    The government's counter-extremism bill - announced in yesterday's Queen's Speech - will "promote social cohesion and protect people from extremism", says Theresa May. 

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    It's imperative we work together to tackle extremism and we challenge it from every possible angle."

  5. Daily Politics returns at noonpublished at 11:28

    The Daily Politics

    Steve Hilton

    The Daily Politics returns this lunchtime after a break, with Steve Hilton, a former adviser to David Cameron, as guest of the day joining Andrew Neil from 12:00 BST. 

    Other guests will include UKIP's Douglas Carswell, plus reaction to the Queen's Speech from Conservative John Redwood, Labour's Tristram Hunt, and the SNP's Pete Wishart. And there will be a look at new MPs with reporter Giles Dilnot meeting Conservative Alan Mak and Labour's Helen Hayes.

    Viewers in Scotland will see the second half of the programme, after watching live coverage of FMQs. All viewers on the desktop site can watch on the Live Coverage tab above.  

  6. Fresh anglespublished at 11:25

    Theresa May

    There's a range of new camera angles allowed in the Commons since the election. As shown here, at least one of them catches people who might otherwise have been able to leave the chamber unnoticed.

  7. More on those donation figurespublished at 11:21

    Public funding for the first quarter of 2015 totalled £2,366,125, according to the elections watchdog. Meanwhile the parties between them owed £13,259,605 in outstanding loans - up £278,024 on the final quarter of 2014.

  8. Record breaking donationspublished at 11:20

    Pound notes

    UK political parties received more than £30m in donations in the first three months of the year - the highest sum on record. Donations were up by more than 50% on the amount reported to the Electoral Commission in the corresponding period ahead of the 2010 general election campaign.

    Here's the breakdown:

    •  Conservatives - £15,404,569
    • Labour - £9,334,757
    • Liberal Democrats - £3,007,691
    • SNP - £1,055,250
    • UKIP - £986,327
  9. Queen's Speech debate beginspublished at 11:15

    Theresa May at the despatch box

    The debate on the contents of the Queen's Speech has resumed in the House of Commons. Today's focus is on the home affairs and justice aspects of the government's legislative programme. Batting for the government is Home Secretary Theresa May, who outlines the various proposals on the table.

  10. On trackpublished at 11:12

    The Conservative government is one step closer to delivering their manifesto pledges as the HS2, the EU Referendum and the Scotland Bills are presented to the House for "first reading". This stage is merely a formality. MPs will get their first opportunity to debate the contents of the bills at second reading.

  11. Culture secretary to meet FApublished at 11:11 British Summer Time 28 May 2015

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  12. Why no British investigations?published at 11:08

    Graham Stuart, the Tory MP for Beverley and Holderness, notes that allegations of corruption at Fifa have been around for several years. He says the British authorities "could and should have done more". He wants to know what lessons will be learned.

    John Whittingdale acknowledges allegations have been around "a long time". On why no criminal investigations have taken place, he says he believes the Serious Fraud Office "have been looking at this". And he promises to speak to the attorney general and home secretary.

  13. World Cup boycott?published at 11:05

    John Whittingdale
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    I don't think we're yet at the stage of boycotting the world cup, which might cause concern to a large number of people... but there is no question that something has got to be done."

  14. Allegations 'swept under carpet'published at 10:55

    Conservative backbencher Philip Hollobone questions why it was left to US authorities to carry out the Fifa investigation, when the country is "not known as a leading soccer nation"? John Whittingdale says ideally it shouldn't have been left up to any national authority at all, saying Fifa should have undertaken the investigation itself rather than "sweeping [allegations] under the carpet".

  15. 2018 World Cup bid re-run?published at 10:50

    Responding to Labour's Chris Bryant, Culture Secretary John Whittingdale says "it is too soon" to say there should be a re-run of the competition for the 2018 World Cup bid:

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    But obviously we wait to see what the outcome of the criminal investigations are and whether or not there was serious malpractice."

  16. Labour: Blatter should gopublished at 10:48

    Chris Bryant asks "is it not inconceivable that Sepp Blatter should continue in his post [as Fifa president]"? The shadow culture secretary also suggests the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups should be re-opened.

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    If not, is it not time for the major football associations of the world to consider creating alternative competitions for those dates?"

  17. Labour: Fifa rotten to the corepublished at 10:43

    Shadow culture secretary Chris Bryant begins by welcoming John Whittingdale to his new post as culture secretary. Mr Whittingdale was previously chair of the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee.

    Commenting on the Fifa arrests, Mr Bryant says: 

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    Yesterday the whole world saw that beneath the mask the beautiful game has a very ugly face. Can anyone be in any doubt that Fifa is rotten to the core and needs swift and wholesale reform?"

  18. Sepp Blatter criticisedpublished at 10:40

    Conservative MP Stephen Phillips - who tabled the urgent question - criticises Fifa president Sepp Blatter. Mr Blatter is not among those charged in the investigation. Mr Phillips also calls for the elections for a new president to be postponed.

  19. Whittingdale: Postpone Fifa electionspublished at 10:40

    The culture secretary endorses Uefa's call for Friday's elections for Fifa's next president to be postponed, and adds that more sponsors should reflect on their support for the governing body.

    "These revelations have dragged the game's reputation into the mud," he says, and adds that "the time has come for change".

  20. Whittingdale: Fifa reform neededpublished at 10:38

    John Whittingdale says Fifa should be "the guardian" of world football and not one "whose members seek to profit personally from the passion of the games' fans".

    He tells MPs he welcomes the investigations into allegations of corruption and bribery and "fully supports" the Football Association's position that "significant and wide-ranging" reforms are needed at the top of Fifa - including a change in leadership.