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Good afternoon from me, Daniel Britain at Westminster were,

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shortly, we shall see the meeting of the new Parliament, the 57th

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Parliament of the United Kingdom is just about seven weeks since we were

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in this cubicle to watch the hauled in this cubicle to watch the

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Parliament being prorogued, and Parliament being prorogued, and

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quite a lot has happened since then. We may not know the date that the

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Queen will open the Parliament, because talks are continuing with

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the DUP, as I speak. But the date that the new Parliament first meets

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was laid down by proclamation at the dissolution of the old one, in May.

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The main point of business today is for MPs to elect the Speaker, but

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nothing is ever simple round here, so a Royal commission sitting in the

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wards will summon MPs. There will be a lot of doffing and then MPs will

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return to the Commons to get on with that election. Over the next couple

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of days we're going to see a veritable doff fest, there will be a

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lot of doffing of caps and we hope it will be a bit better than it was

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at the prorogation. We are joined by the former Deputy Speaker at Natasha

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Engle and our Parliamentary Engle and our Parliamentary

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correspondent, Sean Curran. If you want to watch proceedings with no

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commentary, purulent unsullied, then just log on and on your computer to

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bbc.co.uk/parliament. Natasha, I notice commiserations, you lost your

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seat and that been a dreadful moment. We will come onto that a bit

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later. The Speaker, he's going to be re-elected? I think so. No

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indication that anyone is going to challenge him. The mood in

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Parliament at the moment is, nobody wants to have more upset. Things are

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so uncertain and so up in the air that having somebody who does sort

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of present continuity, I think, is going to be important for everybody.

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And Sean, talking about things being up in the air, what is the majority

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if the DUP do a deal? There are the Conservatives, given that Sinn Fein

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do not sit and the Speaker does not vote. On paper the Conservatives

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took 318 seats by the end of counting on Friday. Take one of

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those seats away because actually the Speaker, John Bercow, that means

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we have 317. The magic number when you have 650 MPs is 326. So 317, and

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ten DUP puts the nicely over the line at 328. Sinn Fein do not take

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their seats, so that means a working majority would in fact increase.

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What would the working majority be? Then, you take in the seven DUP out

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of the equation, you are basically talking about 643 MPs and you take

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away the Speaker and that the 642 so you need a majority of 321 and they

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have a majority of 226, quite a healthy majority, not a working

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majority of 17 that Theresa May had before the election, which also

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included the non-attending Sinn Fein. Let's just take a look at

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Jeremy Vine, when he was giving the election results, the final seat

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declarations on general election night.

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Here are the government benches and the Conservatives are still on them,

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still the largest party, with 319 seats, one constituency as we were

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mentioning, still to come. 318 is not an overall majority, you need to

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be hundred and 26, just over half the MPs, so that you can add about

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or the MPs on the other side put together. They have a problem, the

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Conservatives. Look at the opposition benches, Labour improved

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by 30 seats, the SNP down by more than one third

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of their MPs, on 35. A dozen Lib Dems. In Northern Ireland, the

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Democratic US have ten, Sinn Fein have seven. In Wales, Plaid Cymru

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have four, the Greens keep their one MP Caroline Lucas and that one

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independent MP is in Northern Ireland. There are no MPs in the

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House of Commons. More than 200 women MPs for the first time. At

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that point there was one seat to declare, Kensington, which George

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Osborne called the socialist public -- socialist republic of Kensington,

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with Labour winning by 20 votes! Theresa May and Arlene Foster, the

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DUP leader have had talks in Number Ten, Theresa May has left presumably

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to go to the House of Commons, we're being told that the DUP left by the

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back door. So is not being shouted at by reporters. Natasha, you were a

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former Deputy Speaker. Do deputy speakers ever vote other than in a

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tie? No, they have to resign the Chair if they want to vote. They are

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elected, the deputies, unlike the top dog, he is elected as Mr

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Speaker, seeking re-election, but you would have been elected as a

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Labour person and you opposite number as a Conservative. If the

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Speaker is a Conservative, as he is, then there will be one other

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conservative government deputy and the other two slots have to be taken

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by opposition MPs. At least one woman or at least one man, so it can

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be three women and a man. There is no certainty even in a vote of

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confidence with a deputy speakers would be called upon by the original

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parties to vote. I know that you have to stand down if you want to

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vote. You cannot do so as a Deputy Speaker. The casting vote issue is

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about maintaining the status quo. That has happened, but that is the

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only time, the only occasion when that would happen. You had a tough

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campaign in North East Derbyshire. You were first elected in 2005.

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Against the run of play, you lost this time. But there was a kind of

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felt in the North Midlands, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent,

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Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, UN North East Derbyshire, was something

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different happening there? Yes, very different. If you look at all the

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election results, it is extraordinary, looking at Labour

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winning Kensington and Canterbury and losing North East Derbyshire,

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nearly losing Mansfield, and those former mining constituencies,

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Stoke-on-Trent, the potteries, they had huge swings to the

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Conservatives. We are seeing inside the House of Commons, this is the

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57th Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is all Hubble and

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bubble, because it is the first day of term. What is that like? It is

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great. It is good seen colleagues again. And it is sad realising that

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some colleagues are not there. But it is exciting, the election of the

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Speaker is one of the most exciting moments. That will be chaired by Ken

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Clarke, the new Father of the House. We don't have a Speaker at this

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stage. The House must be chaired by the father of the House. That's

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right. He normally sits by the table rather than in the Speaker's Chair.

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This is his one big moment of glory, where he gathers the voices. It is a

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straightforward, should he be re-elected, and if there is a very

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strong shout, there has to be a strong and consistent shout, then

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there is a division but, as I say, that is very unlikely. Sean, you see

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this as being a different term of Parliament because of the others

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they sit and surprise votes, possibly. It will depend upon the

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deal the Conservatives reach with the DUP. In the last couple of

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minutes we have heard sources saying that there are no outstanding issues

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left between the parties but there is still some paperwork that needs

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to be worked through. But, for Parliament itself, the government

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would then have a majority in the Commons. It would be able to rely

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upon the majority in TiVos. The big issue is what is going to be in the

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Queen's speech and left on the Conservative manifesto? I will

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interrupt you, Kerry King, the deputy clerk of the Crown and

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Chancery is bringing in the White book. It is in a box, it will later

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be bound in paper or leather. It contains all the names of the

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elected members and their constituencies. It is only mildly

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useful, however, because they are listed in a very strange order

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according to the original statutory instrument which set up the existing

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consistencies. It is not alphabetical. It sounds like one of

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those very Parliament kind of things. There is a room behind the

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Speaker 's Chair called the, for when we disagree with the words and

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we have to give the reasons why -- the Reasons Room. There is the White

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but being delivered. And there is Jeremy Corbyn. And a lot of

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applause. And I think Theresa May is also in the Chamber having left the

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talks at Downing Street. I think so. Standing applause. That was not

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something Jeremy Corbyn got in the run-up to the election, shall we

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say? The House is full, Natasha. What is it like on a full day like

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this? Really exciting. It has energy, it has a buzz that you

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cannot get the sense when you see it on the screen. And when it is empty

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it is real tumbleweed. But these occasions, this is the Queen's

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speech and Prime Minister's Questions, when it is really cool,

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and really exciting, it is a tremendous buzz, it is absolutely

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wonderful. When you are experiencing the campaign, you will not a fan of

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the manifesto I read, was that right, of the Labour manifesto?

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There was one issue that I disagreed with, I was not opposed to tracking

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which was a manifesto commitment by the Labour Party -- fracking. When

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the manifesto was published that was when we saw a sea change, actually.

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Let's look at John Bercow, whom we expect to be re-elected this

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afternoon. He has held the job for eight years. Simon Bond reports on

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the story so far. John Bercow became Speaker in 2009, taking over after

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Parliament was rocked by the expenses scandal. Thank you

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becoming. He says he has tried to make the Commons looked less stuffy

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and the bidding, ditching the Speaker's traditional favour of a

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business seat, and scrapping the wigs worn by the clerks. We are a

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very over excitable individual, you need to write at 1000 times, I will

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behave myself at Prime Minister's Questions! He has championed the

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rights of backbenchers, and let Prime Minister's Questions run on

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beyond its traditional 30 minute slot. I am trying to let

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backbenchers be heard, please help the Chair to help backbench members.

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He also has its critics. Some felt that he spoke out of turn in

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criticising Donald Trump. Before the imposition of the migrant ban, I

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would, myself, have been strongly opposed to an address by President

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Trump in Westminster Hall. After the imposition of the migrant ban, by

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President Trump, I am even more strongly opposed to an address by

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President Trump in Westminster Hall. But he has outlasted a number of

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prime ministers and party leaders and survived an attempt to oust him

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in 2015. Order, order! I should explain that, for the moment, we are

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not hearing sound from the Commons because they are not formally in

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session until the father of the House takes his seat. That is why we

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are not hearing any sound from the Commons. Something that would please

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John Bercow is it is a diverse House of Commons, 35 MPs have declared

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themselves lesbian, gay or transgender. 208 women have been

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elected, which is a new record and 51% of MPs in the Commons when two

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comrades of schools. Natasha, what is the style of the Speaker, what is

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his technique? Have observed him in action. In the Chair, he is

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absolutely brilliant and completely commanding. It is a really difficult

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role. The House of Lords is in session. The Yeoman Usher of the

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Black Rod is carrying the maze, not the Black Rod of the House of Lords.

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He is placing that on the Lord Speaker's Chair, but what we will

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shortly see will be the members of the Royal commission, who are...

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Claire-mac my Lords, a not been convenient for the Majesty to be

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present this day, she is pleased to... Lady Evans, the Leader of the

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House of Lords. She has informed the house that the Queen will not be

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present for this. For those who did what prorogation, I think the last

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prorogation carried out by the monarch was a long time ago. This is

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actually called opening the new parliament, the last time this is

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undertaken by the sovereign, was on 7090 by George III. So I don't think

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we were expecting the Queen. -- 7090. She is probably wondering

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whether the actual opening is going to fit with the Ascot diary. What is

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the technique for being a good speaker in the,? I think there are

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different ways of doing it, and it depends on what you see your

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personal style as being. Mr Speaker, John Bercow, is very hands-on. He

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does get very involved in some of the debates. But he is very

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commanding in the chair, you really know that he is there. Go slightly

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yet the Lord, the Lords are going to be pretty powerful in this

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Parliament? We do think the Salisbury Convention, the unwritten

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rule that says whatever is in a Government manifesto must get a

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second reading and a third reading in the House of Lords, necessarily

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applies when the Government doesn't have a majority. And so a lot of the

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arguments that we have had before the election where people were

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saying, the Lords were being obstructive, I think we are going to

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get all over again because the Government may find it quite

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difficult to get some of the legislation through. And the big

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question, the one that I think you were hinting at our there, saying

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what the shape of the day will be what might lead to unexpected late

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nights votes, this could be the so-called Great Repeal Bill,

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transferring all the European law from the last 40 years into British

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law so that it can later be repealed. That could give the House

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of Lords all sorts of opportunities debating caveats and changes and we

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could have some very long debates. The Royal Commission is entering the

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House of Lords. Lady Evans Bowes Park, I have more dimension. Lord

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Fowler, the Lord Speaker. Baroness Smith of Basildon, they's leader in

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the Lords. The leader of the Lib Dem peers, don't forget, there are over

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100 Lib Dem peers, and Lord Hope of Craighead, the convener of the

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crossbenchers, that special grouping in the House of Lords of people who

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have no party alignment. They will be... Looking forward to speaking to

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Black Rod in a moment, Black Rod is advancing towards the Royal

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Commission. Let the Commons know that the Lords Commissioners is

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either immediate attendance in this house to you decommission red. --

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Tahir decommission red. Black rod has got his orders. Dealers Clarke

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still wear their wicks, you can see. And the person we saw earlier, the

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deputy clerk of the Crown, the only clerk who can actually enter both

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Houses of Parliament. Uniquely in her position. Black rod is going to

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set off, and it's an interesting possession we will see. It will be

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the traditional one with the speaker and his gang because we have no

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speaker. On the left of your picture, we are seeing Central

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lobby. So shortly now, Black Rod will appear, with the principal

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doorkeeper of the House of Lords. And I think for new members, Nepali

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-- Natascha, they must think its ceremonial all day long. It's funny

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when you arrive, and you don't know all the proceedings, it does look

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like the sort of strangers, most ancient traditions. The principal

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doorkeeper of the House of Commons there, probably waiting to announce

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Black Rod's arrival, and he will let the House of Commons alone. -- let

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the House of Commons known. And I'm preserving that at the table, Ken

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Clarke, the Father of the House committees sitting there. He was

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re-elected for Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire. He was a reduced

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majority for him, he was first elected in the 1970s. Black Rod.

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Announcing Black Rod there. Members of the House of Commons, the

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Lords who are authorised by virtue of Her Majesty's commission to

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declare the opening of Parliament, desire the presence of this

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honourable house. In the house of Peers to you decommission red. It

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sometimes seems that one of the big skills of a Black Rod is to keep a

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straight face when MPs are calling out. Now he is Ken Clarke, the

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Father of the House of Commons, and Black Rod will I company him to the

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House of Lords. The mother of the house is actually Harriet Harman,

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the longest serving woman MP. Behind them, the clerk of the Commons,

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actually wearing a wig because today is a semi-state occasion. And we

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will also see, passing through central lobby, to Reed and Jeremy

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Corbyn, -- to reason Mac and Jeremy Corbyn, the Prime Minister and

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Leader of the Opposition. On the left of your screen, they will

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shortly appear, but MPs, Sajid Javid there, the Northern Ireland

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Secretary, James Brokenshire, Chris Grayling, the Transport Secretary.

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There is the newly appointed Treasury Minister. Do you enjoy

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occasions like this, Natascha? Yes, absolutely love them. Because they

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are so odd, and things often happen. Unexpected things often happen.

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Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May, Twenty20 is talking to it Jeremy

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Corbyn, perhaps they can -- Theresa May is talking to Jeremy Corbyn,

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perhaps they can compare campaigns. It might take longer than this walk

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to discuss that one. But you get a good collection of MPs at the

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meeting of parliament. Old friends meeting up, and I think it is fair

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to say, old friends doesn't necessarily mean the same party,

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does it? Absolutely not. And that is one of the important thing is you're

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seeing here, people do talk to each other. And I think one of the things

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to remember is that the SNP lost their reader as well, so... And in

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fact they're going to have a little election this week, at their? In

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fact, there are four candidates here, Joanne Cherry, Tommy

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Shepherd... None of the old guard. They are all new. , Look, bit of

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doffing. They are out of sync, they have had eight weeks to practice.

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They may practice. The Commons are definitely better at this. In

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previous years, though, I think the organisation has been better at

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doffing in sync. Lets see how the Commons will manage their brow. Not

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bad, not great. Now, I think we got a synchronised. Third time lucky. We

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are commanded by Her Majesty to let you know that, it don't being

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convenient for her to be present here this day, in her royal person,

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she hath forfeit by letters patent under the great Seal to empower

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several Lord Spero named to do all things and Her Majesty name, to be

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done on Her Majesty's part in this Parliament. As by the letters patent

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will more fully appear. Elizabeth II by the grace of God of the United

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Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and other other

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rounds and territories, Queen, head of the Commonwealth, defender of the

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faith, to whom these presents shall come, greeting. Whereas, by the

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advice of our council, for such an arduous and urgent affairs

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concerning us, the State and defence of the United Kingdom and the

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church, we have ordered a certain parliament to be Holden at our city

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of Westminster on Tuesday, the 13th day of June. And for as much as the

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diverse causes and considerations, we cannot conveniently be present in

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our royal person, in our said Parliament upon the said Tuesday the

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13th day of June, know ye that we, trusting in the fidelity and

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discretion and care of the most reverend father and God and our

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faithful counsellor, Archbishop of Canterbury, my mate of all England

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and Metropolitan, are well below that and faithful counsellor,

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Chancellor Great Britain, and others hereafter mentioned, by the adviser

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said council, do given grant unto the said Archbishop of Canterbury,

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David Roy Lidington, Chancellor Great Britain, Peter Norman, Lord

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Fowler, Lord Speaker, Baroness Evans Bowes Park, Lord Privy Seal, James

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Arthur David, Lord Hope of Craighead... Richard Mark, Lord and

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Lady... -- Lord Newby. Angela Evans, Baroness myth of Basildon. Or any

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three or more of them, full power in our name to begin and hold our said

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Parliament. And to open and declare and cause to be opened and declared

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the causes of holding the same. And to proceed upon the said affairs in

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our said Parliament and in all matters arising therein. And to do

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everything, which for us and by us and for the good Government of our

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said United Kingdom and our other dominions thereto belonging, shall

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be therein to be done. And also if necessary to continue, Jordan and

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parochial are said Parliament. Commanding also by the tenor of

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these presents, with the assent of our said council, as well all and

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every the archbishops, bishops, lords, baronets and nights, as all

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others whom it concerns, to meet in our said Parliament. That to the

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same Archbishop of Canterbury, Chancellor Great Britain and others,

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or any three or more of them, they diligently intending the presence of

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four said. Witness thereof we have caused these, letters, to be made

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patent. Witness herself at Westminster, the 13th day of June in

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the 66th year of our reign, by the Queen herself, signed by her own

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hand. That was the reading clerk. Members of the House of Commons, we

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have it in our own hand from Her Majesty, to let you know that, as

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soon is the members of both houses shall be sworn, the causes of Her

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Majesty calling this Parliament will be declared to you. And it being

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necessary that a Speaker of the House of Commons should be first

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chosen, it is Her Majesty's pleasure that you, members of the House of

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Commons, repair to the place where you are to sit and there proceed to

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the choice of some proper person to be your speaker. And that you

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present such a person, whom you shall so choose here today, for Her

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Majesty's royal approbation. What I meant was, MPs, can you go back

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again to your house and elect a Speaker? The Commons back. Lord

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Newby was rather diffident on his or individual door. That was pretty

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good, that was... Wasn't bad. They are doing OK in the Commons. Jeremy

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Corbyn does his own separate bow to the Royal Commission. It is

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interesting seeing that we live in a monarchy. It is the Queen that

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besides all this. As you say. As soon as members of both houses shall

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be sworn, the causes of Her Majesty calling this Parliament shall be

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declared to you. And then to the Commons am a repair to the place

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where you are to sit and there proceed to the choice of some proper

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person to stop there is an interesting point about real action

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of the speaker, isn't their? Because MPs have not taken the oath at this

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stage, have their? They haven't. It's an entirely, as it were, free

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vote. Absolutely. And it's really about, it only happens... The most

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likely thing to happen is that usually elected. But the near back

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of taking part today... It's the one thing that can be done by the

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Commons without taking the oath. And in theory, Sinn Fein members could

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come, but they don't. Now, the Black Rod has said farewell to the

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Commons, Jeremy Corbyn gives him a cheery wave, I think Theresa May

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gave him a cheery way. Is seeing them of the premises. Making sure

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they don't say. Mickey it to halfway across the Central lobby, I think

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that is the limit of his territory. Barry Gardner there, who seem to

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have moved from quiet, diffident backbencher to elder statement of

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the country. And sex but, surprisingly. Any particular group

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is appealing to? A lot of women. Welcomer he's the one who had a

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quiet life and is now everywhere. Oath absolutely. And in the Commons,

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lords and MPs didn't go, Hilary Benn on the left. You know these better

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than need, who can use the? The thing you have to do as deputy

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speakers learn everybody's names. Father of the House, Ken Park, they

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bow. And then Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn, they will bow. They have

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bowed. Jeremy Corbyn didn't There is no Serjeant at Arms, there

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is no macer the Commons, they are not constituted, this is an informal

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moment, until this moment where they start the process of electing the

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Speaker. Karen Brady, there, taking her seat.

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The new Lord Chancellor David Liddington. He was mentioned in the

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appointment of the Royal Commissioners as being the Lord

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Chancellor, the Secretary of State for Justice as well, of course.

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Lynne truss has become Chief Secretary to the Treasury. A

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somewhat more junior post. -- Lynne truss. Order, order,

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understanding order Dawan eh, I am required to ascertain whether John

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Bercow is willing to be chosen as Speaker. I call Mr John Bercow. Good

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reception for the Speaker. What a pleasure it is to welcome you back

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to This Place as we have the accolade of Father Of The House, to

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the many achievements of your long and distinguished career. Next

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Sunday, you will mark 47 years continuous service to your

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constituency Rushcliffe, to this Chamber and two are country as a

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whole. You are held in great affection and esteem. On both sides

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of the House! And I am sure that I speak for all colleagues in wishing

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you well in your new role. If the House so permits, I shall be

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honoured to serve as Speaker in this Parliament which, thankfully, across

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the parties, is more richly diverse and representative of modern Britain

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than any of its predecessors. I will strive to ensure that all parts of

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the House are heard fully and fairly and, as always, I will champion the

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rights of backbenchers to question, to probe, to scrutinise and to hold

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to account the government of the day.

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LAUGHTER Finally, Mr Clarke, I refer

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admiringly to your 47 year tenure. It may come as a relief to

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colleagues to know that I have no pretensions to seek to serve for

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anything like so long... LAUGHTER

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Either as a parliamentarian or indeed in the Chair as Speaker. That

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said, we appear to be destined for testing times. I offer myself to the

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House as a tested Speaker. My bank Mr John Bercow for those crying

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unflattering remarks, particularly referring to my longevity -- those

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kind and flattering remarks, which is the only fact you can assert

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about my Parliamentary career. I call upon Mrs Gerald Delyn to move

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the motion. -- Cheryl Gillan. Can I start by adding my belated

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congratulations to the Father Of The House, the right honourable member

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for Rushcliffe? Earlier this year we sadly lost another member of the

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1970 intake, the very well-respected Sir Gerald Kaufman, of whom the

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Leader of the Opposition said, he loved life and politics, and as John

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Bercow said, having served in all of the departments of State, virtually,

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and all of the great offices throughout your long, distinguished

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career, it is a tribute to your record of public service and your

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resilience that you preside over the opening proceedings of our

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Parliament today, and the election of a new Speaker. Whilst welcoming

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all my colleagues returning to the House who unnaturally familiar with

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the Speaker's role, we're all pleased to welcome new members

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across all sides of the House. However, they may not realise that

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the Speaker 's office, under this name goes back a mere 640 years. The

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Speaker was then the agent of the King, and was afforded little

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protection. If the agent of the King offered bad news, he suffered the

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monarch's craft, and no less than seven speakers will be headed

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between 1394 and 1351. -- 1551. LAUGHTER

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Fortunately the job description has changed since then. And our modern

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Speaker or text us, and our rights as backbenchers, without fear of

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losing his head. Except, I have to say, when members misbehave in this

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Chamber. Compare to the father of a House with 47 years experience, I am

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just a youngster in This Place, but over the 25 years I have served in

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Parliament, I have seen many changes. The wigs have gone except

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for today, a state occasion. The allies have changed -- the hours

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have changed... MPs are looking at Michael

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fabricant, who has an interesting hairstyle at the best of times! The

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hours have changed, the committees have increased, technology has

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advanced, the media never sleeps and the challenges of the job of Speaker

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continue to multiply. And since the 22nd of June 2009, I have seen the

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right honourable member rise to those challenges. He has shown

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himself to be utterly impartial and fearless in defending the House of

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Commons from all comers, whether it be over mighty ministers or a

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raucous media. He was determined champion of opening up our

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democracy, bringing in reforms that have made Parliament accessible to

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over 100,000 each year. He is an effective Speaker who has used his

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office to reach out to people across our country. He is an energetic

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ambassador for Parliament throughout the United Kingdom and around the

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world, but he is also a devoted and hard-working champion for his

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constituents in Buckinghamshire. These are not my words, but the

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endorsements from the right honourable members for Sutton

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Coldfield, moment in Pontefract and Coldfield, moment in Pontefract and

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Castleford, the Leader of the Opposition and the Prime Minister.

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But my favourite endorsement is from But my favourite endorsement is from

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the right honourable member for Camberwell in Peckham, who said upon

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his reappointment in 2013 that he may be small in stature but make no

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mistake, in the office of Speaker, he is a giant. Perhaps it is true

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that good things do come in small packages.

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For my own part, I have always found them to be scrupulously fair, never

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allowing his views to compromises and partiality, although I think on

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all sides of the House, we can agree that he is no stranger to

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controversy. I think he annoys members of all front benches from

:41:56.:41:59.

time to time which is probably testament to his evenhandedness. He

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fosters a sense of community amongst those who work in the precincts and

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applies himself with vigour to all the many and varied tasks that alter

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the role. But he also has priorities which many of us wonder at. His

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ability to recall obscure information on members, I warn you

:42:21.:42:23.

members, of course. His live graciousness and command of the

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English language and in particular his ability to remain in the Chair

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for an inordinate length of time, the record being an 11 hour 24

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minutes uninterrupted stent during the Syria debate, causing much

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admiring comment. His performance in the Chamber is much like his record

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outside. He has hosted over 1000 events for charities and the size of

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the administration of This Place with great patience and good humour,

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to which I can attest. This Parliament, like all that have gone

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before, will have its own character and present its own challenges. Over

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the next two years, our country will go through the great changes that

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people'saquatic votes have presented to us in this House, and, at the

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same time, we will face the very real threats to that freedom and

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democracy and our precious way of life which has been thrown so

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starkly into focus with the cyber attack on our NHS, the two

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unspeakable acts of violence during the election campaign, the death of

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PC Keith Palmer, and of course the loss of our colleague, Jo Cox, who

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was taken from us a year ago this week. As Speaker he has always acted

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swiftly to join others with words and actions are I was proud to see

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him in Manchester standing shoulder to shoulder with the community that

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had come under such lethal attack. In times like this, and in our

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deliberations in this House, we need the experience, maturity and

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commitment to our Parliament which I believe was shown by the right on

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the member for Buckingham. His devotion to this House and this

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country cannot be disputed. He has served this House, and us, as

:44:38.:44:42.

members, with strength and fortitude and I have great pleasure in

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commending him to the House, to serve as our next Speaker. The

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question is that Mr John Bercow do take the Chair of this House as

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Speaker. As many as a Rhondda opinion Soliai... To the contrary,

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no. I think the Ayes have it. The Ayes have it. Not a word of dissent,

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and the Speaker is now being dragged to the Chair. That is by his

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supporters. That is Alison McGovern, leading this little band. That is

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Helen grant. He dragged into the Chair last time, in 2015.

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John Bercow is a holder of records, as we heard, heals the record for a

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longest written question, over 10,000 words. Mr Speaker elect.

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Colleagues, before I take the care of Speaker elect, I was first to

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thank the house for the honour that is again bestowed upon me. I am

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aware that it is the greatest honour it can give to any of its members. I

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pray that I shall justify its continuing confidence and I propose

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to do all within my power to preserve and to cherish its best

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traditions. I want, if I may, just to say to other things. First, and

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it's a repetition, but I think it's justified, isn't it marvellous to

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see the Right Honourable and learned gentleman, a member from Ashford, as

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Father of the House and bacteria in rude health? -- the member for which

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list. Secondly, in welcoming the presence of all colleagues today,

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and congratulating all those in all parties who have been re-elected, I

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help experienced members will understand if I pay particular

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tribute to the, I believe, 87 members newly elected for the first

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time. Whatever else you have done or will do in the course of your

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careers, there will be no greater honour than that which you have just

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detained as an elected member of Parliament. And I am sure each and

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everyone of you will be very conscious of your responsibility to

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your constituents. Rest assured, the speaker will look out for you and be

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very keen, sooner rather than later, and more frequently rather than less

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frequently to hear from you. On behalf of the Government. Mr

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Speaker elect. LAUGHTER

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He must move the mace to its correct position on the table. 30 fewer

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Conservative MPs, no, sorry, 13 if you're Conservative MPs -- fewer

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Conservative MPs in this Parliament. I was going to say, to all those of

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our new members, you can be in this house for 20 years and still not

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know the protocol. Mr Speaker elect, on behalf of the whole house, May I

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congratulate you on your real action. At least someone got a

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landslide. LAUGHTER

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And may I also congratulate you on being the first speaker since the

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Second World War to be re-elected three times. In your Kenya so far,

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you have been a great champion of backbenchers, ensuring every member

:49:22.:49:24.

of this house has hurt the opportunity to speak and be heard in

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representing the people they serve. -- has had the opportunity. I know

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you will continue in this vital role in the future, just as you have in

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the past. But we also thank, my right honourable friend, the member

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for brushless first-inning hitter in the selection and his role as the

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Father of the House. He has, as you have said, had a long and distinct

:49:50.:49:54.

career in his service to his constituents and this country, and

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if I may say, it is very good to see him back here where he belongs. But

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it may not surprise him that I intend to be difficult today. And

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break with tradition. By not only welcoming him as the Father of the

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House but also welcome the returning Mother Of The House, the right

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Honourable member for Campbell and Peckham has been... Has been a great

:50:19.:50:24.

advocate for increasing the number of women in parliament and I am sure

:50:25.:50:28.

she will join me in celebrating the fact that there are now more women

:50:29.:50:33.

MPs than ever before. And as we welcome new members on all sides of

:50:34.:50:37.

the house, we should also celebrate the fact that we now have a record

:50:38.:50:42.

number of MPs from black and minority ethnic backgrounds,

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including the first ever female Sikh MP, the honourable MP for

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Birmingham. We also have more disabled MPs and more LGBT MPs, and

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I hope that together, we will continue to build on the progress we

:50:57.:51:01.

have made in previous parliaments to fight against discrimination in all

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its forms, and make our politics more representative of all the

:51:05.:51:08.

people we serve. For while there is further to go, if there is one

:51:09.:51:13.

outcome from this election we can all welcome, it is surely this. That

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today, we have the most diverse and most representative parliament in

:51:20.:51:24.

our history. Mr Speaker elect, I know that members across the house

:51:25.:51:28.

will also want to pay tribute to their predecessors. We will all miss

:51:29.:51:32.

former members not returned to this Khan house, but we will welcome our

:51:33.:51:38.

new colleagues. Being a member of this house is a great privilege that

:51:39.:51:45.

requires dedication and often personal sacrifice, and everyone in

:51:46.:51:48.

this chamber does it because they want to serve the public. Whatever

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the result, general elections are above all a exercise in democracy

:51:52.:51:58.

and our values. The very democracy and values that the recent terrorist

:51:59.:52:02.

attacks sought to undermine. Mr Speaker elect, this is the first

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opportunity Parliament has had to reflect upon the despicable attacks

:52:07.:52:10.

in Manchester and London Bridge, and I am sure members on all sides will

:52:11.:52:14.

want to join me in sending our deepest condolences to the families

:52:15.:52:17.

and loved ones of all those who lost their lives in the attacks. And I

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know the House will also want to express admiration for the work of

:52:24.:52:28.

what all our police and emergency services, whose courage and speed of

:52:29.:52:33.

response saved many lives. As we begin this new parliament, it is

:52:34.:52:36.

clear our country faces some of the greatest challenges of our time. The

:52:37.:52:40.

challenge of keeping our nation safe, including by defeating the

:52:41.:52:44.

perverted ideology of Islamist extremism. The challenge of securing

:52:45.:52:48.

the best possible Brexit deal and delivering the will of the British

:52:49.:52:51.

people and taking the United Kingdom out of the European Union. And the

:52:52.:52:55.

challenge of spreading opportunity and prosperity to every part of our

:52:56.:52:59.

United Kingdom is that no one and no community is left behind. In meeting

:53:00.:53:03.

these challenges, what we have seen from the election is that there are

:53:04.:53:06.

parts of our country that remain divided, between young and old, rich

:53:07.:53:11.

and poor, those for whom the future offers a sense of opportunity and

:53:12.:53:14.

those for whom it brings worry and concern. Some people blame politics

:53:15.:53:21.

for these divisions. Or say there is too much politics. But politics can

:53:22.:53:25.

be an incredible force for good, conducted in the right way, it can

:53:26.:53:27.

beat how we resolve our differences, how we deal with injustices and how

:53:28.:53:33.

we take, not shirk, the big decisions. It's not always glamorous

:53:34.:53:37.

or exciting, but at its best, the duty we share as politicians to

:53:38.:53:41.

serve others in confronting these challenges is a truly noble calling

:53:42.:53:46.

for us all. And the test for all of us is whether we choose to reflect

:53:47.:53:53.

for -- divisions or overcome them. So that us open this Parliament and

:53:54.:53:58.

conduct ourselves in a memorably stating, to debate, to disagree, but

:53:59.:54:04.

to recognise we all want to see a Britain that are safer, more secure

:54:05.:54:08.

and fairer fertile than an grandchildren. And that our shared

:54:09.:54:11.

values, interests and ambitions can bring us together as we face

:54:12.:54:17.

challenges ahead, let us come together in a spirit of national

:54:18.:54:20.

unity to keep our country safe and build a stronger, fairer and more

:54:21.:54:23.

prosperous future for everyone in every part of our United Kingdom.

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90, called the Leader of the Opposition. Leader of Her Majesty's

:54:30.:54:37.

loyal opposition, Jeremy Corbyn. Thank you very much, and I followed

:54:38.:54:41.

the Prime Minister in her remarks on the work we all have to do in this

:54:42.:54:45.

Prime Minister -- parliament, but I also want to thank the Honourable

:54:46.:54:51.

member for brushless in becoming Father of the House. I have never

:54:52.:54:57.

quite forgotten the image of the member for first place in the

:54:58.:55:05.

tearoom eating hush puppies, does not wearing hush puppies, eating a

:55:06.:55:10.

bacon sandwich and smoking a cigar while taking a break on a debate on

:55:11.:55:12.

healthy living. LAUGHTER

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And he has had a very long and distinguished career in this House,

:55:21.:55:27.

and punctuated this year by a speech in the Brexit debate in which he

:55:28.:55:35.

lamented that his party had become mildly anti-immigrant. How new that

:55:36.:55:41.

might be is offered a bit, but I would also like to note, that it is

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at best, mildly and to work, -- anti-worker, anti-pensioner, and to

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young people, and he disabled... It's all right, it's all right, Mr

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Speaker, it is custom error, to congratulate the returning prime

:56:02.:56:05.

ministers. -- it is custom error. I absolutely do so, don't sure she

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would agree with me that democracy is a wonderful thing and can drop

:56:10.:56:11.

some very unexpected results. LAUGHTER

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And I am sure... And I'm sure we all look forward to welcoming the

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Queen's speech, just as soon as the coalition of chaos has been

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negotiated. And Mr Speaker, I just let the House now and the rest of

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the nation note that if that is not possible, the Labour Party stands

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ready to offer a strong and stable leadership in the national interest.

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I want to warmly welcomed Mr Speaker, all the members of this

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House. There is, as you and others have said, no greater honour than

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being elected here. And it is an amazing day when you first come and

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take the seat here. The honour of representing your constituents and

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taking decisions that will help people's lives, that is why we are

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elected here, to represent those who have paid us here, to try and make

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their lives better. As you have quite rightly pointed out, we now

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have mocked over 200 -- we not have over 200 women MPs, more than before

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in the history of the Parliament, I think that is an excellent thing and

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I joined the Prime Minister in congratulating the member for

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Campbell and Peckham on all that she has done in this Parliament and for

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women in general. Mr Speaker, I would like to mark the anniversary

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of the election of four black MPs in this House 30 years ago, and in

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particular, I welcome my right honourable friend, the member for

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Hackney and for less trees, two of the four who were elected and are

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now members of the most diverse House of Commons ever. They paved

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the way and I have to say, picked up an awful lot, by being pioneers and

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taking their seats in 1987. It is vital for democracy that all voices

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are heard and represented. Mr Speaker, there can be no better

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speaker than you. In the 30 years that I have been here, you have

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always ensure that backbench voices are heard and the way that you

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presided over our chamber at all times, the good, the bad, the tragic

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and the difficult. Particularly, the weight which he had presided over

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this chamber after the horrors of what happened on Westminster Bridge,

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when those horrors came almost to the door of Parliament. And whilst

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Parliament has obviously not been in session for the past few weeks, we

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also commemorate the awfulness of what happened in Manchester and what

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happened on London Bridge. We have to stand together as communities,

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strong, united, against those that would seek to divide and destroy the

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democracy we have in our society. And I congratulate you on the way in

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which you have conducted yourself, the inclusive debates, you make sure

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backbenchers are fully involved with over the years you have been

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Speaker. We have two things in common, at least two things in

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common. First, which is very divisive, a love for Arsenal

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football club. I realise that would bring that sort of comment, but I

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can cope, it's all right. But secondly, we both came to this place

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having been local councillors and I think serving communities on local

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authorities is very important and I am delighted at the number of former

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councillors are serving councillors who were elected to this House on

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Thursday night because they also bring a very special expertise and

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knowledge to this House. We have to speak up for our constituents and

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that is why we are here, and I know, Mr Speaker, you will make sure these

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voices are heard. I want to thank you for your role as speaker in

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facilitating exhibitions and this House. I took part in one in

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commemorating the end of the slave trade, and the many receptions you

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have held for charities in the Speaker's House, and the way in

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which you have travelled around the country, reaching out and spreading

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the whole idea of democracy in schools and colleges, not

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necessarily famous, not necessarily well-known, but you have reached out

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to people in a way that had never been done before and I think we

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should all be very grateful to you for that.

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It is a great tradition of democracy, and you stand in that

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tradition of a Speaker standing up for democracy. And many other

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speakers, your job and his job was to protect Chrissy and rise above

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party debate. I just hope that now we can have that real debate in

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future -- to protect democracy. Mr Speaker, we'll look forward to this

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Parliament, however short it might be! That we can be the voice for

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change in our society because more people, particularly young people,

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than ever before, took part in this recent general election. They took

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part because they wanted to see things done differently in our

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society. They wanted our Parliament to represent them and deliver change

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for them. And I am looking forward to this Parliament like no other

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Parliament ever before, to challenge and hopefully bring about that

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change. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Thank you, Mr Stewart Hosie of the SNP.

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The SNP, who lost one third of their seats at Westminster. I'd like to

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offer condolences to those who lost their lives in Manchester and London

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and pay tribute to the emergency services. It is right that we do

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that as our democratic process was affected twice, in a short campaign.

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Can I also say that we will miss many of those who have lost their

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seats from all parts of the House, while we welcome all new members

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from all parties, there are some big beasts who have gone and I suspect

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that we will miss them all sooner rather than later. I agree with the

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Prime Minister in one other thing she said, that politics are not

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divisive. That is important, whether we take a different view on the

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constitution, on Brexit, on social policy, on tax-and-spend, these are

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simply the different opinions political opponents, not enemies,

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and if we can reflect a little more respect across all the parties, that

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would do this House and politics at regular good. Mr Speaker, may I

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congratulate you? We in the SNP have always seen you as a champion,

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ensuring that all of the voices across and indeed within the parties

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are properly heard. Indeed, I can also say having sat and work with

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you on the House of Commons Commission, you have shown yourself

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to be incredibly diligent, with attention to detail in the way that

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this building and House of Commons is run out with the Chamber, and I

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am sure that those who join you on that commission in this Parliament

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will find exactly the same thing. So, in congratulating you, and we

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do, I will make one final comment. The Leader of the Opposition has

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referred to a coalition that is as yet undefined and a programme for

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government which appears to be as yet unwritten, and giving there is

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no absolute majority in this House, we are in for interesting times so,

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with my congratulations, Mr Speaker, may I wish you all the very best of

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luck? Stewart Hosie of the SNP, they lost one third of their members at

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the general election. May I associate myself with the remarks

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made by the speakers so far, especially in light of the outrages

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that took place in both Manchester and London during the general

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election campaign? These were outrages that were meant to divide

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us, and our response is to be united, to show love and respect,

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immense gratitude to those who came to our aid, those who came to help

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those who are stricken, those who keep us safe, and as we were

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attacked in This Place a few months earlier and so the death of Keith

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Palmer, we are reminded in the most utterly blissful way how safe our

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police and security services to us, and do are immensely grateful. May I

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associate myself with the generous remarks made by the members for

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Camberwell and Beckham and for Rushcliffe and also with the remarks

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made by the right honourable member for Chesham and Amersham. She made

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one mistake, she said we had got rid of nearly all of the, and thereafter

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all of us now, that there's a 50% increase. Come on, I am all week! Mr

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Speaker... If you are quiet, about 90 seconds, Mr Speaker,

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congratulations on your re-election which is utterly well-deserved. You

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have the privilege of serving and deciding over one of the most

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interesting parliaments in recent years. You are the first Speaker in

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modern times to preside over not just one but two balance parliaments

:05:44.:05:48.

and between you and me we need to do something about the chaos and

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absolute instability caused by the first past the post electoral

:05:52.:05:59.

system. We have every right to expect, and every confidence, that

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you will continue with characteristic good grace and

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humour, too presided over This Place. You are known for your

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fairness and willingness to ensure that voice is right across This

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Place, from every corner of the United Kingdom and every party, are

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heard. I'm sure that my colleagues, returned here in greater numbers,

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will look forward to speaking clearly for their constituents, as

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we embark on these critical Brexit negotiations. After this recent,

:06:27.:06:32.

divisive period, it will be our intention to seek unity in the

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national interest and common purpose across this House, and where we

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disagree with other parties, to seek to disagree well, and with grace. We

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should also speak out in favour of restored investment in schools,

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health, social care and the police force, believing that a Parliament

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that does not invest in those public services as no servant of its

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people. Once again, congratulations from me and all of my colleagues. Mr

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Nigel Dodds. Fresh from the talks in Downing Street, of course.

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Congratulations on your re-election, and I wish you very, very well

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indeed in the post that you now reoccupied. You have always been

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assiduous in ensuring that those with smaller parties, regional

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parties and those with little influence in this House have heard

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-- have had their voice heard. And can I say that I wish that in

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future, while some things may have changed, it is good that you remain

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in place and that some things haven't changed. We look forward to

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this Parliament, and I want to commiserate with all those members

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on all sides of the House who have failed to be re-elected or who have

:07:52.:07:55.

left us, and congratulate all members of all parties who have

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joined. I want to pay tribute to those members from Northern Ireland,

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from other parties, who have not been re-elected and I hope to thank

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them for their service and we Berahino responsibility now in this

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House, along with the independent member as the only representatives

:08:17.:08:20.

from Northern Ireland, and we intend to carry out that responsibility

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very, very carefully indeed. We hope, of course, for the restoration

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as soon as is the will of our locally devolved Assembly and

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executive in Northern Ireland, where everybody can play a part in the

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government of Northern Ireland. So, Mr Speaker elect, we have

:08:38.:08:41.

interesting times ahead. I look forward to playing a full role in

:08:42.:08:44.

the proceedings of this Parliament over the course of the next five

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years, and I wish you well in office during that time. Mr hig Owen

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Williams. -- Hywel Williams. These sorts of

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horrible acts have no place in democracy and we all join together

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to condemn them. I will begin by just welcoming my new honourable

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friend for Ceredigion. It is good to have another Plaid Cymru member was

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again and we look forward to hearing his contributions. I would like to

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congratulate both you, Mr Speaker, and the Father Of The House and

:09:32.:09:41.

members on both sides of the House, we are looking forward to

:09:42.:09:45.

knowledgeable and confident interventions during what is likely

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to be one of the most lively and important parliaments of recent

:09:49.:09:52.

years, not least, of course, because of the matter mainly before us in

:09:53.:09:58.

This Place, the matter of the UK's place in Europe, which has been one

:09:59.:10:03.

of the central political issues for so long, and we look forward to

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contributions on that. I hope that he will continue in your positive

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attitudes towards the workings of This Place, to the modernisation of

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that working, for the rights of backbenchers and for the very fair

:10:18.:10:20.

treatment that you have always provided for the smaller parties.

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Caroline Lucas. The only Green MP. Can a associate myself with the

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remarks made by the primers and others about those atrocities at

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Manchester and in London Bridge and our hearts go out all those affected

:10:38.:10:41.

by them. I'm delighted to congratulate you, Mr Speaker elect,

:10:42.:10:47.

on your re-election. When you were last re-elected on May 2000 of said

:10:48.:10:53.

that you would like to be immortalised as the backbenchers'

:10:54.:10:58.

champion, and as the membranous House with the least chance of being

:10:59.:11:02.

a front bench I can say that you have that ambition safely in the

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bag. You are the champion of the smaller parties in this House and we

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are very grateful for that, as well as a pioneer, when it comes to the

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urgent issue of Parliamentary reform, and that, as well, is much

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appreciated. I would like to congratulate the honourable member

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for Rushcliffe for the coming Father Of The House and echo the words by

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the member for Camberwell and peck on being mother of the House and her

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role in getting more women elected. I would like to echo the comments of

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others about the pleasure we have in seeing, now, a record number of

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women being represented in This Place at the same time as noting

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that 32% still remains some way off 50%. Slow progress is better than no

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progress but we still think there is some way to go. And who knows?

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Perhaps we will not have to wait a full five years before having the

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chance to improve on that 32% of this House being women and a

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shameful rating of being 38 in the world, when it comes to the number

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of women in This Place, I look forward to improvements in diversity

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right across this House. We come now to the whip to move. I beg you that

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this House to now adjourn until tomorrow at 2:40pm. The question is

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that this House to now adjourn until tomorrow, at 2:40pm. As many as are

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of that opinion say aye, contrary no the Ayes have it, the Ayes have it.

:12:39.:12:45.

Order, order. That brings proceedings in the House of Commons

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to a close. The House of Commons with 99 new MPs. 87 are brand-new,

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and 12 of them are retreads. The most surprising retread is Tony

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Lloyd, who retired voluntarily from the House of Commons a few years ago

:13:04.:13:09.

now, and he has now taken the seat held by Simon Dunchurch, and Tony

:13:10.:13:21.

Lloyd has reappeared. 87 completely new MPs. Perhaps you should explain

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that a Parliamentary retread is jargon for someone who has been an

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MP, lost their seat, and returned to the Commons. Not just old stagers

:13:31.:13:36.

like us. Backbenchers are powerful people in this Parliament. They are

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going to wield a lot of influence, I think. However we cut up the

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government majority, it looks like you're going to be in a situation

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where if you can get ten or more Conservative MPs, at least, to

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rebel, then the government is going to be in trouble. We saw this in the

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last

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