New Prime Minister Boris Johnson is continuing to appoint new ministers, with the process of forming his government expected to continue into Friday
Nigel Adams is confirmed as a culture minister and Lucy Frazer joins the Ministry of Justice
Mr Johnson made his first address to MPs earlier, promising a "new approach" to Brexit and a "golden age" for the UK
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn accused Mr Johnson of having "no plan" for Brexit
Mr Johnson's new cabinet earlier held its first meeting at 10 Downing Street
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Conservative MP Andrew Percy asks Boris Johnson to "commit quickly" to the Northern Powerhouse rail plan to connect cities in the north of England, sometimes referred to as HS3.
In reply, the prime minister says the plan is "truly exciting" and "we should definitely be doing it".
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Image source, HoCFormer Education Secretary Justine Greening says no-one wants a general election apart from the Labour Party, and that a second referendum is the only way to break the Brexit deadlock.
Boris Johnson says that he agrees with her on many things, but not on a second referendum.
Brexit: Corbyn says Labour 'could campaign to remain'
Jeremy Corbyn says the new prime minister should "go back to the people" with any new Brexit plan.
Responding to Boris Johnson's statement in the House of Commons, the Labour leader says his party would oppose a Brexit deal that failed to protect jobs, workers’ rights or the environment.
He adds: “If he has the confidence to put that decision back to the people, we would campaign to remain.”
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Boris Johnson: First Commons statement as prime minister
Speaking in the Commons for the first time as prime minister, Boris Johnson said the UK could have the "greatest and most prosperous economy in Europe".
He set out the priorities for his government, pledging to close the productivity gap and ensure that "no town is left behind ever again".
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Anna Soubry, who quit the Tories and now leads the Independent Group for Change, asks for a guarantee that Parliament will decide what happens next if a "magical, mythical" new deal with the EU proves impossible.
Boris Johnson replies that MPs have already voted "several times" to come out of the EU, and says Ms Soubry herself voted to start talks by triggering Article 50.
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Image source, HoCFormer education minister Anne Milton asks for apprenticeships and further education to "have the cash they so desperately need".
Boris Johnson says that "is going to be a priority of this government". "It is vital that we invest now in further education and skills," he adds.
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Image source, HoCChairman of the Defence Committee Julian Lewis says that events in the Gulf have shown the need for the UK to spend more of its GDP on the armed forces.
Boris Johnson says he "shares a strong desire" to do so.
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Conservative Sir Oliver Letwin, who has orchestrated a series of parliamentary moves attempting to prevent a no-deal Brexit, calls on the new PM to maintain "optimism" a deal can be done.
He pledges to vote in favour of "any arrangement he makes for an orderly exit".
In reply, Boris Johnson says he is pleased Sir Oliver is willing to "work together" towards achieving a Brexit agreement.
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Image source, HoCPlaid Cymru Westminster leader Liz Saville Roberts says data shows Boris Johnson faces a choice between leadership of the UK and delivering Brexit, adding: "He has to pick one, do or die".
Mr Johnson says that as a whole the UK voted to leave the EU. Wales also voted to leave, he adds.
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Labour's Yvette Cooper says she once asked new Chancellor Sajid Javid 17 times what technology could guarantee a soft Irish border after Brexit, but he could not reply.
She asks for more detail on proposals, asking whether the new PM's pledge for alternative arrangements is "just more bluster and guff".
Boris Johnson replies that it is "common ground" between the UK and EU that "there are abundant facilities already available".
He says that in "no circumstances" should there be "physical infrastructure" or checks at the border, but it is possible for checks to take place "away from the border".
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Image source, HoCChairman of the Exiting the EU Committee Hilary Benn asks what the prime minister's policy will be if the Commons votes against leaving the EU on 31 October.
Mr Johnson says the Labour MP is speaking with "negativity" and adds that he does not yet know what the EU will say to him as the new prime minister.
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Image source, HoCDUP Westminster Leader Nigel Dodds says he "warmly welcomes" Mr Johnson's "optimism". "Let us strain every sinew to strengthen the union, get a deal to leave on the right terms," he adds.
Mr Johnson thanks the DUP for its work in stopping Labour from gaining power.
"I am entirely at one" with Mr Dodds, he says.
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Image source, HoCNew Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson says EU citizens have been "made to feel unwelcome" since Brexit, and "deserve better than warm words".
Adding that they need "certainty now", she asks whether Boris Johnson's government will back a bill on this issue tabled by a Lib Dem peer, Lord Oates.
Mr Johnson replies that the rights of EU citizens will be "guaranteed in law".
He says one million have already signed up for the new "settled status" scheme to remain in the UK after Brexit.
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