Keir Starmer has pledged that the UK's new Parliament will be "one of service", as he made his first speech in the House of Commons as Prime Minister.

This afternoon saw the official opening of Parliament, with the Speaker of the House, Lindsay Hoyle, re-elected.

Mr Starmer congratulated the new speaker on his re-election.

Today also saw Rishi Sunak speak as Leader of the Opposition, flanked by his new Shadow Cabinet.

Mr Sunak congratulated Keir Starmer on Labour's election victory.

He also wished him well in his role as Prime Minister.

Next week will see the formal State opening of Parliament, with King Charles due to deliver the King's Speech, which will outline the Government's priorities for the months ahead.

Hundreds of MPs have been arriving at the Palace of Westminster over the past few days, to prepare for the new term.

Meanwhile, Mr Sunak unveiled his new shadow cabinet yesterday evening.

It followed last Thursday's bruising election which saw many of the Conservative front bench lose their seats.

Former foreign secretary David Cameron said he would "step back" from the position of shadow foreign secretary.

"It's been a huge honour to serve as foreign secretary, but clearly the Conservative Party in opposition will need to shadow the new foreign secretary from the Commons," Mr Cameron said.

Andrew Mitchell was appointed as shadow foreign secretary while Kemi Badenoch has taken on Michael Gove's former levelling up, housing and communities brief.

Jeremy Hunt will be the shadow chancellor, while James Cleverly will be the shadow home secretary.

Victoria Atkins is the shadow health secretary.

The Conservative Party is expected to select a new chairman for its 1922 Committee of backbenchers later this evening, as the Tory party prepares to elect a new leader.

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Labour ditches 'Levelling Up' title, saying 'no more gimmicks'

The words "levelling up" have been "firmly Tippexed out" of the UK government department responsible for housing and communities, Labour has said.

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) was given that name by Boris Johnson in 2021 as the then-prime minister sought to highlight his commitment to the "levelling up" agenda.

But with a change of government has come another change of name, with the department reverting to its identity as the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

Angela Rayner, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Secretary of State in charge of the department, said: "A Government of public service means fixing the fundamentals to deliver for the British people.

"No more gimmicks and slogans, but the hard yards of governing in the national interest."

Jim McMahon, a minister in the department, told the BBC the old name had been "firmly Tippexed out of the department yesterday" as part of an effort to "refocus" on local government.

He added: "Why that is important for me is levelling up was only ever a slogan, it wasn't a thing that people felt in their communities."

The change is the fourth in the department's history, having started as the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in 2001, before becoming the Department for Communities and Local Government in 2006, MHCLG in 2018, DLUHC in 2021 and now MHCLG once again.