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Former prime minister Theresa May has made a joke at her own expense in keeping with the jovial atmosphere on the Tory benches.

She congratulates Mr Johnson on the election victory, pointing out that over her years as an MP she has never had so many Conservative colleagues before.

"Of course, that's what was supposed to happen in 2017," she says - referencing the snap poll she called while in office, which led to her losing her majority.

Mrs May then gets down to business, saying: "This victory brings with it a huge responsiblity, because [voters] have put their trust in us."

She calls on all of her Tory colleagues, "not just government ministers", to "work flat out" to earn that trust - by delivering Brexit as well as all of the other pledges in the Tory manifesto.

"It means truly building a country that works for everyone," she says, "and that has always been the ambition of the Conservative Party".

Vicki Young
Chief Political Correspondent

The atmosphere in the Commons was completely different to what it was before the election with all those arguments about Brexit, the knife-edge votes.

Those days seem to have gone. Boris Johnson clearly there not looking at just the next five years, but the next 10 years.

What he's saying is he has not taken for granted the people who voted for the Conservatives. He understands, he says, that they lent their vote to him and he will live up to that.

Now, Jeremy Corbyn says the prime minister will be judged on what he delivers, not on what he says.

And, not surprisingly, some very, very glum faces on the Labour side, really being hit by that very big defeat.

Jeremy Corbyn was talking about the trauma for those who've lost their seats - although he's come under a lot of criticism for not contacting the dozens of Labour MPs who haven't been returned to this place.

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While inside the Commons, the focus has been on the Queen's Speech - and, of course, Brexit. In the corridors, something else has been the hot topic of conversation.

Four school climate strikers joined Green MP Caroline Lucas to lobby MPs on the climate emergency.

They handed out climate induction packs to MPs as they passed through Central Lobby and told them the new few months are critical if we are to get on track to meeting carbon reduction targets.

Ms Lucas said: “MPs shouldn’t need reminding how important this issue is for current and future generations.

"The induction packs give them the information they need to make the decisions that Parliament must take over the next few months.”

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The SNP's leader in Westminster, Ian Blackford, rises to his feet and says there was "nothing in that address from the prime minister for Scotland".

He takes the baton from his leader and First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon who wrote to Boris Johnson this morning demanding a transfer of legal powers to the country so they can hold a second independence referendum.

"There has been a material change of circumstances since the independence referendum in 2014, based on the prospect of Scotland leaving EU against its will," adds Mr Blackford.

"It is for the prime minister to explain to the people of Scotland why he is denying [us] the right to choose our own future? Why did democracy stop in the prime minister's world with the independence referendum in 2014?"

He also criticises Mr Johnson, saying it is "not a good look" to be playing on his phone rather than listening to the SNP's demands.

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After Mr Johnson describes his government's plans to deliver "the biggest cash boost in a generation" for the NHS, intervening SNP MP Alan Brown stands up and raises the issue of a second Scottish independence referendum.

He asks: "If he really believes in the people, isn't it right the people of Scotland should have their say in a referendum?"

Mr Johnson replies: "I think it was [Scottish First Minister] Nicola Sturgeon herself who said that the referendum in 2014 was a once-in-a-generation event."

"I feel that the SNP should concentrate more on delivering on the domestic priorities of the people of Scotland and rather less on breaking up our UK," he says.

It comes after Ms Sturgeon made renewed calls for the power to hold another public vote in a speech earlier today.

The PM thanks Tracey Crouch and Eddie Hughes for their buoyant speeches at the beginning of the debate.

He then welcomes Jeremy Corbyn back as leader of the opposition.

Mr Johnson pokes some fun at Mr Corbyn, sarcastically saying that "alas", it won't be long before he is replaced.

But then he adds some more serious tributes to the outgoing Labour leader.

"Let me say that our personal relations have always been excellent and, as for all our disagreements, I have never doubted that the right honourable gentleman's beliefs are deeply held and his sincerity is to be admired."

Mr Corbyn gives a wry smile - perhaps the first of this Parliamentary session (he kept a rather straight face when Mr Johnson tried to speak to him earlier today).

The PM perhaps ruins the moment though - he moves straight on to accusing shadow home secretary Diane Abbott of "forfeiting the confidence" of the electorate by blaming voters, not the Labour Party, for the election result.

Peace between the parties was never going to last long...

The Electoral Commission has released the figures for the total donations given to each party during the election campaign (barring the last two days, 11 and 12 December).

The Conservatives received more than all other parties combined.

It is important to remember, though, that these figures only take into account individual donations of £7,500 or more and so may not reflect the full picture.

Total donations

Conservative and Unionist Party: £17,978,611

Labour Party: £5,411,296

Brexit Party: £4,100,000

Liberal Democrats: £1,245,998

Green Party: £242,477

Earlier, Tory former minister Tracey Crouch delivered a speech officially proposing the Queen's Speech ahead of a parliamentary debate on it.

Her colleague, Conservative MP Tim Loughton, later shared a photo he had taken of her feet without shoes on, suggesting that was how she'd delivered the address.

"Is this a Parliamentary first?" asks BBC political correspondent Helen Catt. "Or more common than we think, given you can’t see MPs’ feet on the cameras?"

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson now has the floor.

Opting to ignore the questions put to him by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, he launches straight into promoting his Queen's Speech agenda.

"This is the moment to repay the trust of those who sent us here," he says.

"This Queen's Speech of this people's government sets in motion a vast, interlocking programme to unite and level up across the whole of the United Kingdom and unleash the potential of all our people," he adds.

The PM says the government's plans include toughening up the justice system, protecting the environment, improving schools and making streets safer.

"This is not a programme for one year or one Parliament - it is a blueprint for the future of Britain," he says.

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Jeremy Corbyn moves on to climate change and calls on the government to "put the future of our young people above the biggest polluters that happen to fund his party".

He says it will be embarrassing if when the UK hosts a climate change conference next year, it hasn't upped its own game on emissions.

Next there is the issue of homelessness - something Mr Corbyn condemns the PM for ignoring.

"Shelter says there will be 280,000 homeless on Christmas Day," he says, asking why Mr Johnson hasn't taken action.

"Is it because he doesn't want to upset the billionaire landlords that fund his party?"

He then flags up the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire, saying many people are still living in flats with the same cladding - "living in fear their home will become a burning inferno".

He also calls for a "hard deadline" to get it removed and for the government to fund sprinklers for high-rise flats.

Mr Corbyn concludes: "This Queen's Speech is notable for what's not in it. It does nothing for students lumbered with debts, it does nothing for old people who are not able to pay for heating, it does nothing to address the levels of poverty in our country.

"This government does not stand for the people at the receiving end of their policies, despite all their promises. This is exactly what this Queen's Speech shows.

"As this government ploughs ahead with gimmicks and false promises, we will be holding them to account every step of the way."

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Things get more serious now from Jeremy Corbyn.

He accuses the prime minister of having a Queen's Speech nine weeks ago as a "pre-election stunt" and says during the campaign Boris Johnson "made many promises to different parts of the country to address the result of his own party's action".

Mr Corbyn adds: "The communities will now judge him on whether he keeps them."

The Labour leader says the Tories have presented a "pale imitation" of his manifesto, with funding promises for the NHS and schools.

But he says "the gap between the rhetoric and reality is enormous", and, when it comes to social care, there have only been "empty words" - not plans.

Mr Corbyn accepts that the result of the election shows a "strong determination in the country to end the mess and paralysis of the past three years" when it comes to Brexit.

"We understand people are desperate to move on," he says. "But that does not mean we will just accept the prime minister's reckless approach on how it is done."

He says the PM has revived the risk of a no deal Brexit at the end of 2020, adding: "The prime minister has shown time and time again his priority is a toxic deal with Donald Trump.

"His deal won't put Brexit to bed. It will just lead to years of more drawn-out negotiations."

Dominic Casciani
Home Affairs Correspondent

Buried in the Queen's Speech is a potentially revolutionary measure to reveal dirty money in the British property market.

Billions of pounds' worth of property is owned by opaque companies based in the British Virgin Islands and other less-than-transparent states. Crooks, bent politicians and families of dictators use these companies to buy trophy homes - meaning they can launder the cash they stole at home.

The government has now pledged to force these mysterious shell companies to disclose who really controls them and benefits from the property.

Transparency International UK says if the draft legislation becomes a reality, it would close a loophole exploited by criminals and the corrupt.

The legislation is ready and has cross-party support - but it never made it into law under Theresa May. The new commitment means its fate is a question of whether it can get Parliamentary time.

The main party leaders in Northern Ireland have been called to a meeting this evening, our Northern Ireland political correspondent tweets.

The powersharing NI assembly has been inactive since January 2017 when its two biggest parties, the DUP and Sinn Féin, split in a bitter row.

At the start of the week, the Northern Ireland secretary Julian Smith held talks with the main parties aimed at restoring the assembly.

He's now called another meeting, alongside Ireland's deputy PM.

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Now the jokier speeches are over, Labour leader (for now) Jeremy Corbyn takes to the lectern.

It's the tradition at the beginning of each session of Parliament to commemorate MPs that have passed away, and Mr Corbyn pays tribute to former Labour MPs Frank Dobson and David Lambie.

He also pays tribute to Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones who died during the London Bridge terror attack last month.

Next, Mr Corbyn welcomes new members, saying it is a "massive honour" to serve as an MP - though adding "many must think 'what have I taken on?'" after hearing the bad jokes in Parliament.

He praises Tracey Crouch for her speech, referring to her as an MP with "passion and integrity" - having resigned from government over delays to a crackdown on maximum stakes for fixed-odds betting machines.

"But that's where we part ways, because if anything can drive a wedge between two people more than a Brexit vote in this place, it is a north London football rivalry," says Mr Corbyn.

"Some people say football is a matter of life and death. I am very disappointed in that attitude. It is much more important than that!"

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Eddie Hughes ends his speech by talking about the NHS.

"Is it safe in this Conservative government's hands?" he asks - to much jeering from the opposition benches, who have argued Mr Johnson wants the NHS to form part of trade discussions with the US.

Mr Hughes is unfazed.

He says the health service is certainly safe in his constituency of Walsall North, "because thanks to the health secretary I've got £36m for a new A&E department which is going to increase capacity as well as improving conditions for staff and patients alike".

He then takes the opportunity to rattle off a few of the Conservative Party's funding pledges for the NHS - such as providing 50,000 more nurses and providing some funding towards 40 new hospitals.

"The future of the whole United Kingdom is incredibly bright with this Conservative government," Mr Hughes adds.

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The BBC's experts give their analysis of what the government is - and isn't - planning for the next year.

MPs sitting on the Conservative benches - including many of the MPs elected for the first time - are enjoying today's speeches in the Commons.

Those sitting on Labour's benches are not laughing along with the jokes - with Jeremy Corbyn appearing not that amused.