MPs will elect a speaker and Sir Keir Starmer is set to say his first words at the despatch box as Prime Minister.
Parliament returns on Tuesday with Labour ministers on the Government frontbench for the first time in more than a decade.
The 643 members must then swear an oath ahead of Parliament’s State Opening on Wednesday July 17, promising to “be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles, his heirs and successors, according to law”.Sinn Fein which won seven seats across Northern Ireland, including two in Belfast, have a long-standing policy of abstentionism so do not take their seats in Westminster.
Lawmaking and debates in the House of Commons remain on hold until after the formal State Opening of Parliament, a ceremony at 11.25am next Wednesday, where the King will read a speech from the Sovereign’s Throne in the House of Lords, setting out the Government’s agenda.While MPs wait for the Labour Government’s plans in full, opposition parties have already begun setting out their priorities.
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