At 12:00 GMT Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn will go head-to-head for Prime Minister's Questions.

It gives both leaders a chance to rehearse their election messages before they officially hit the campaign trail next week, says BBC political correspondent Nick Eardley.

Afterwards, there will be a general debate on the report from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, which is published today. Up to three hours has been scheduled for it.

After that, MPs are being asked to get the Northern Ireland Budget Bill through the Commons.

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Hello and welcome to our live coverage.

Last night, MPs voted for a general election on 12 December.

Later today, the House of Lords will also decide whether to back this, and are likely to do so.

To recap on yesterday evening's vote, read our main story here.

We also have a really simple guide to the election as well as the latest opinion poll trends.

And for answers to questions about elections - including whether the Queen can vote and if it's illegal to take a selfie in a voting booth - click here.

Meanwhile, what's happening with Brexit? The UK had been due to leave tomorrow, 31 October, but EU leaders have agreed to approve Boris Johnson's request for an extension until 31 January next year.

That's where we're going to leave our live coverage tonight, after a dramatic day in Parliament when MPs backed Boris Johnson's plan for an election on Thursday, 12 December.

Legislation to enact the snap poll was backed by 438 votes to 20 and will begin its passage through the House of Lords tomorrow - where it is not expected to be opposed.

MPs rejected a Labour plan to hold the poll on 9 December, while proposals to lower the voting age to 16 and give EU citizens the right to vote were scuppered when amendments were not selected.

After the bill gets royal assent, Parliament will be formally shut down - or dissolved - 25 working days before the election date and official campaigning will get under way.

So, there's a few more weeks of political excitement ahead. Thanks for joining us.

Conservative MP Henry Smith tweets that the prime minister gave an "inspirational speech".

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Rebel MP Alistair Burt, who was expelled from the Conservative Party in September, says he is "very appreciative" of the party after being readmitted to it.

He tells reporters after leaving the 1922 Committee he is "back in the fold".

"It's a big family and it's very nice to have them back and I'm very appreciative."

He adds Prime Minister Boris Johnson is a "born campaigner, no doubt about that".

Former cabinet minister John Whittingdale says Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the 1922 Committee that although the election would be tough, the Tories have "everything to play for".

"He said it wasn't because we were ahead in the polls or because of the horror of Corbyn but because we had no alternative: that Parliament is deadlocked and the only way to solve that is to have a general election.

"(He said) we would be taking the deal which he negotiated - and which defied all expectation in that it got all that we wanted - and we will be campaigning to ratify that deal and then get on with tackling the big agenda."

Dave Ward, general secretary of the Communication Workers Union, tweets, external: "Lots of people asking if postal workers would take strike action during a general election.

"To be clear - we will do whatever it takes to defend our members."

Earlier this month, CWU members working for Royal Mail backed strikes by 97%, raising the possibility of industrial action in the run-up to Christmas.

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The SNP's Kirsty Blackman says it "seems like" the government will stick to its commitment not to try again to pass its Brexit deal legislation before the election.

A fear of this happening was one of the reasons why the SNP had said it would have preferred an election slightly earlier, on 9 December.

She says the party will be telling voters the SNP will do "everything we can" to prevent Brexit from taking place, as well as highlighting cuts to public spending, during the forthcoming campaign.

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BBC political correspondent

This will be the first December election in the UK in nearly 100 years.

The stakes could not be higher. The result could well determine what happens next with Brexit and potentially the very unity of the United Kingdom.

If, as the opinion polls suggest, the Conservatives win, Boris Johnson will likely get any new Parliament to pass his Brexit deal with Britain then leaving the EU before the end of the year.

If they lose or cannot form a majority government, the odds would surely rise on there being either a second referendum and a possible vote to remain, or a very different kind of Brexit or possibly more delay.

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Plans to take the UK out of the EU have been delayed ahead of a likely general election on 12 December.

But where exactly do the parties stand on Brexit? Read our guide.

Boris Johnson tells reporters it's time for the country to "come together to get Brexit done" as he leaves the meeting of the 1922 Committee of Tory MPs.

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The UK looks like it is heading for a general election on 12 December.

If you need some more infomation about what that means, read our really simple guide.

The prime minister tells BBC political correspondent Nick Eardley it'll be a "tough election" as he leaves the 1922 committee of backbench MPs.

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In the light of MPs backing the PM’s election plan, Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg says Parliament is expected to be dissolved next Wednesday, ahead of the expected election on 12 December.

This is because Parliament has to be formally shut down 25 working days before a poll.

He adds that MPs will tomorrow debate all stages of a bill to set a budget for Northern Ireland.

Passing this piece of legislation before Parliament is dissolved was one of the reasons some ministers wanted a poll on 12 December, not 9 December - the date proposed by Labour.

The UK is now scheduled to leave the EU on 31 January 2020 and what happens next on Brexit will depend on the outcome of December's election.

Whether it's implementing Mr Johnson's deal, calling another referendum, leaving with no deal, or cancelling Brexit, we look at the different options here.