Conservative MP Jesse Norman has been appointed a minister in the new department for business, energy and industrial strategy.

He will step down as chair of the commons culture, media and sport committee. 

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Theresa May says that when she was Home Secretary she received regular briefings on security threats, and her focus as prime minister is on keeping people safe.

She says the government will maintain "the full spectrum of our defences at full strength".

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Turning to Trident renewal, Theresa May says she tabled today's motion "so we can get on with the job of renewing an essential part of our national security for generations to come". 

She calls the UK's nuclear submarines "our ultimate assurance against nuclear attack".

Mrs May adds she will maintain defence spending at 2% of GDP.  

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Mrs May starts by sending condolences to those killed in Nice. People were murdered by terrorists who resent the freedoms we treasure, she says.

She says she spoke to President Hollande on Friday and said Britain will stand “shoulder to shoulder” with the French people. The terrorists will be defeated, she says.

"We firmly condemn the attempted coup by certain members of the Turkish armed forces," she goes on to say.

The UK firmly support the "democratic elected institutions" of Turkey, and says she expects to speak to "President Erdogan shortly".

Finishing off her reaction to the recent major news events she says the takeover of ARM Holdings by Japan's Softbank for £24bn, shows "Britain is open for business".

She confirms that Softbank will "keep the company in Cambridge" and the "largest Asian investment in the UK" will "double the number of UK jobs".

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The referendum result, the prime minister’s resignation and the challenge to the Labour leader - all things we knew were possibilities and yet still somewhat surprising when they actually took place. Why?

Professor David Spiegelhalter from the University of Cambridge's Statistical Laboratory and philosopher Julian Baggini discuss how human beings deal with change and uncertainty.

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There is a loud cheer from the Tory benches as Theresa May takes her place ahead of the Trident debate - which will mark her Commons debut as Prime Minister.

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SNP MP Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh asks for confirmation that there have been "no clear links" between the attacker and "recognised terrorist groups".

If this is true the home secretary must "address this rather worrying development" she argues.

Home Secretary Amber Rudd replies that this is a "French citizen in Nice" and the government are "awaiting further information".

Former shadow minister Chris Bryant has urged leadership candidate Angela Eagle to commit to standing aside if more Labour MPs back Owen Smith in the leadership race.

Asked if there would definitely be a unity candidate to take on Jeremy Corbyn, Mr Bryant said: "I think there is a unity candidate and that's Owen Smith." 

Noting that Mr Smith had said he would be happy to serve in Angela Eagle's campaign team if more MPs support her, Mr Bryant added: "I think that both candidates should be making the same commitment."

Speaking after the first leadership hustings in the race, the Labour MP said the incumbent, Jeremy Corbyn, had "turned up, which is good, but he didn't turn up with anything new". 

He described both Owen Smith and Angela Eagle as "really strong" potential leaders of the Labour Party and potential prime ministers, but said Owen Smith "stood head and shoulders above in terms of being able to unite the party".

He said Labour now faces a fundamental choice between "continuity Corbyn", which, he said, would lead to electoral failure, or it can "press the reset button". Asked about the emergence of a campaign group calling itself "Saving Labour", Mr Bryant said:

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Michael Gove has just asked his first question for years from the backbenches. 

In his first political intervention since leaving the government last week, the former justice secretary pressed Home Secretary Amber Rudd on the need to draw a distinction between countering extremist ideology, as evidenced by the Nice attacks, and recognising that Islam is a great religion which provides "spiritual nourishment" and practical benefits to millions.

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Shadow home secretary Andy Burnham tells MPs the Nice attack was not "planned by a cell with sophisticated tactics and weapons" and an attack like Nice could be "launched anywhere and at any time".

It has been suggested that if armed officers were able to get more quickly to the scene they might have been able to stop the truck earlier. He asks what the current review into the UK security services has suggested, concerning improving the police "firearm capabilities" in the UK.

He argues there has been a "real terms cut to the police today" and calls on Amber Rudd to "protect the police budget in real terms".

Describing the attack as Islamic terrorism is a "propaganda coup for the terrorists", he argues as the "lifestyle of [the attacker] had nothing to do with the Islamic faith".

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Home Secretary Amber Rudd tells MPs that the threat to the UK from international terrorism "remains at severe".

This means "attacks are highly likely" but the public "should not be alarmed".

The UK security services have "reviewed our security measures" and have "assured me protections are in place" including the national barrier asset - which implements security fences and gates to physically protect sites.

All police forces have reviewed security measures for upcoming events in their area, she adds.

Consular staff are in touch assisting British nationals caught up in the attack, she tells MPs.

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Amber Rudd is now making her despatch box début as Home Secretary, giving a statement on the recent Nice attacks.

At least 84 people have been killed, including more than 10 children, after a lorry slammed through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the southern French city of Nice.

Witnesses say the lorry swerved in an apparent attempt to hit more people.

Guns and a grenade found inside the lorry were reported to be fakes.

Ms Rudd tells MPs the attacks "defy all comprehension".

Here's an update on the nominations process for the Labour leadership contest and what we can expect over the next 48 hours.

• Nominations open at 19.00 BST on Monday
• First details of who is backing who published, external at 17.00 BST on Tuesday
• Final list of names published at 18.00 BST on Wednesday

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New Home Secretary Amber Rudd will be making her first appearance at the despatch box in her new role at around 3.30pm.

At least 84 people have been killed, including more than 10 children, after a lorry slammed through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the southern French city of Nice.

Witnesses say the lorry swerved in an apparent attempt to hit more people.

Guns and a grenade found inside the lorry were reported to be fakes.

There is no indication that the Nice attacker, Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, was a jidhadist.  

But the group, so-called Islamic State, said the attacker was acting in response to its calls to target civilians in countries that are part of the anti-IS coalition.