Mr Gove, who introduced his party leader at his victory rally today (pictured), is being tipped to be given a new trade role to promote Britain as it leaves the EU by January 31.

Boris Johnson is facing potential embarrassment caused by his private life, including probes from the IOPC and the GLA over public money granted to his alleged former lover Jennifer Arcuri.

Boris Johnson's victory was a genuinely seismic moment, and one whose forceful tremors will be felt most keenly across the Atlantic in America.

The Tories put into place a tight-knit team featuring a mixture of old-school campaigners and younger upstarts skilled in the dark arts of social media. The result was the electoral equivalent of a bludgeon.

Boris is celebrating this morning as the most powerful Conservative Prime Minister since Thatcher - but for years it looked like his complicated personal life could derail his vaunting ambition.

Boris Johnson has vowed to bring back his Brexit divorce deal for MPs to vote on this Friday as he looks to hit the ground running and deliver on the election promises he made to working-class voters.

The PM and his top team met in Downing Street after it was revealed that withdrawal legislation is being amended to rule out any extension of the transition period beyond December 2020.

Boris Johnson was hailed as he took his seat on the frontbench, as MPs awaited the first sitting since the Tories secured an historic 80-strong majority.

Boris Johnson could offer first-time home buyers massive discounts to stop them being priced out of their local areas - but experts immediately questioned how it would work.

A new Australian-style points-based immigration system will be rolled out in the UK in 2021 as freedom of movement from the EU is brought to an end by Boris Johnson's new Tory government.

Mr Corbyn endured the short trip from the Commons to the Lords this morning alongside the happy Prime Minister in stony silence, less than a week after his party was humiliated at the polls.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn awkwardly walked side by side during the State Opening of Parliament this morning, with Mr Corbyn striking a furious pose.

Boris Johnson was under pressure on foreign aid last night after cash help for China and India soared. The total foreign aid budget grew £493million from 2017 to hit £14.6billion last year.

Boris Johnson spoke to Donald Trump this afternoon as he tried to heal relations with the US after his decision to allow Huawei to help build the UK's 5G network sparked fury.

Andrea Leadsom is facing the axe in the reshuffle after 'lecturing' Boris Johnson about dangers of a 'male-dominated environment'. Liz Truss may survive and Thérèse Coffey given a reprieve.

Sajid Javid had reportedly tried to resist calls from the PM's chief advisor Dominic Cummings to dramatically increase spending, so experts believe his dismissal could 'open the fiscal floodgates'.

Andrea Leadsom, who has twice run for the Tory party leadership and has held a variety of Cabinet posts, took her team of advisers for a champagne lunch at a Westminster hotel after her dismissal.

Government figures reportedly believe the current way in which Number 10 is operating is 'unsustainable' and 'untenable' with Mr Cummings' role a key concern.

The Prime Minister is already a father, however this will be the first child born to his 31-year-old partner.

Ms Leadsom, who frequently clashed with the former Speaker in the Commons, used a ministerial resignation speech to wade in on him again, despite his own retirement in December.

Priti Patel was seated next to Mr Johnson for PMQs as he voiced 'confidence' in her and said she is doing an 'outstanding job'.

A Cabinet minister is currently in self-isolation and awaiting the results of a coronavirus test as five other MPs quarantined themselves following Nadine Dorries' startling diagnosis.

Boris Johnson is chairing the emergency Cobra committee later where the UK's tactics will shift from 'containing' the killer disease to merely 'delaying' its inevitable spread.

Boris Johnson declared that the UK's tactics have shifted from 'containing' the killer disease to merely 'delaying' its inevitable spread after chairing a meeting of the Cobra emergency committee.

Mr Hunt, who since leaving the cabinet is chair of the Commons health and social care select committee, believes the Prime Minister should be doing more to encourage social distancing.

Ms Symonds said: 'I've spent the past week in bed with the main symptoms of Coronavirus. I haven't needed to be tested and, after seven days of rest, I feel stronger and I'm on the mend.'

The 36-year-old reality star cried after his wedding invite was rescinded and Ariana Madix, 34, sobbed during a 'very rare' depression low on Tuesday's episode of Vanderpump Rules.

DR MAX PEMBERTON: Around 13 million British women are menopausal - but, according to a survey of 1,500, one in four have to visit their GP at least three times before getting appropriate treatment.

Fury is on top of the world after his seventh round victory over heavyweight rival Wilder on Saturday in Las Vegas, and United are looking to him to provide insight into how to battle back from the brink.

Ashleigh, 26, from Lancashire, was filmed giving birth to her second son, Hughey, for tonight's The Maternity Ward on 5Star, which follows expectant mothers at the Royal Preston Hospital.

The singer, 45, made an appearance on Wednesday's edition of This Morning, and she spoke candidly about how her new song is about a 'merciful empathetic way of viewing addiction.

When Norah Wood, four, saw widower Dan Peterson, 82, alone in a store in Georgia she said 'Hi old person!' Since then the two have developed a life-changing friendship until he died in February .

In an article for The Conversation, Dr Kimberley Smith of the University of Surrey explains her latest research into the negative health affects of isolation and loneliness,

CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes closing the doors to all Facebook offices during the coronavirus outbreak was necessary, but is concerned about the mental health of the firm's moderators.

ALEX BRUMMER writes: The Government and Chancellor Rishi Sunak (pictured) is sparing no effort as they battles to stop the coronavirus.

RABBI LORD JONATHAN SACKS: When this bleak time is over, when schools and pubs and theatres reopen, when we no longer need fear the warmth of a handshake or the closeness of friends...

The Little Mix star, 28, has revealed she's 'still working on herself' but is now 'mentally stronger' than ever before in an exclusive interview with MailOnline.

SIR MUIR GRAY: We know that depression is a common emotional challenge that faces people aged 70 and upwards. In fact, people often say that 'old age is depressing'.

Scott Morrison choked back tears during a press conference about coronavirus as he spoke about his grandmother's experience living through the Great Depression.

An iconic character gets a new look with the first trailer for HBO's reboot of Perry Mason, starring Matthew Rhys (The Americans).

Declan Primmer, 19, was killed after his car slammed into a tree on West Mount Road at Sheldon, south of Brisbane, about 12.30am on Tuesday.

The former Love Island star, 26, lost her baby daughter Consy last January, just one month after giving birth to her seven weeks prematurely

To combat against feeling emotional while in isolation, Australian presenter Emma Vosti, 30, has been focusing her attention on the needs of others.

DWTS pro Peta Murgatroyd celebrated being sworn in as a US citizen alongside husband Maksim Chmerkovskiy and their son Shai on Wednesday: 'This will always be home now.'

The cross-over means Italian dancer Tonioli, 63 - a hugely popular presence on the judging panel - will miss week five on Saturday, October 19.

The 26-year-old singer soared to the top of the leaderboard again on Monday night's episode of Dancing With The Stars while earning the first nines of season 28.

The 65-year-old stunner looked impossibly chic as she followed her son Jack, 24, into the terminal wearing a beige trench coat with leggings.

Amanda Bynes was almost on this season of DWTS.The 33-year-old Nickelodeon star is living in a sober group home as she tries to maneuver her ongoing mental health struggles.

The 21-year-old model sobbed as she was surprisingly sent home on Monday's episode of Dancing With The Stars despite her repeated high scores.

The American businessman, 34, says any appearances in Britain over the coming months will not touch on whether they had an affair saying: 'I will not be the person to bring Boris Johnson down'.