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.

The increase - well above the 1.5 per cent rate of CPI inflation - comes after Boris Johnson hailed the new crop of MPs as a 'vast improvement' who could finally secure Brexit after years of dithering.

Labour MP Stella Creasy and Tory MP Kemi Badenoch were both sworn in while carrying their newborn daughters yesterday.

The new Tory majority government will end the early release of dangerous terrorists and introduce minimum 14 year jail terms.

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.

Conservative former MP Zac Goldsmith is to stay on as Environment Minister and will be made a life peer, Downing Street has announced today.

Jeremy Corbyn was cheered to the rafters by the newly-enlarged ranks of Tory MPs as he took to his feet in the debate on the government's legislative programme.

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.

The 'youthquake' Labour needed, but never materialised, would have won them 341 more seats than the 203 they took in December, analysis by Election Maps UK has found.

It is understood Assembly Member Nick Ramsay was arrested last night at his home in Raglan, Usk, Monmouthshire.

Brexiteers across the UK can get their hands on the items for as little as £5. The products have made available on the Tory party's website. The 'I got Brexit Done' mug is pictured.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps had announced a desire to speed up the current plan for a prohibition which would favour electric replacements by 2040.

Powell was sacked from the Tory shadow cabinet in 1968 for his 'rivers of blood' speech which warned of the dangers of unchecked mass immigration.

Today's ultimatum to Mr Javid to sack his closest team and accept aides answering to Mr Cummings is the culmination of a naked power grab by the maverick strategy chief.

Rishi Sunak killed off rumours of a delay to the Budget saying he was 'cracking on' with preparations for the crucial financial package.

Owen Paterson, the former Cabinet minister, said the government's attitude to the Chinese tech giant was 'incomprehensible' given White House opposition to using the firm.

Priti Patel is said to have tried to move permanent secretary Sir Philip Rutnam out of the department after they clashed.

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

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

The Budget was about containing coronavirus's effect, but there was still room for plenty of other measures though. We reveal what you need to know.

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.

Charities warned that many pensioners would be confused about what they were being asked to do after Grant Shapps (pictured) said they were allowed to go out to walk the dog..

Boris Johnson acknowledged that 'drastic action' was required to quell the spread of the deadly coronavirus at the first of his new daily briefings from Downing Street on COVID-19.

The Department of Health has confirmed 1,557 tests in England have come back positive, along with 136 in Wales, 195 in Scotland and 62 in Northern Ireland.

Chancellor Rish Sunak and Boris Johnson are unveiling a massive new coronavirus rescue package after furious complaints that they are not doing enough for ordinary people.

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.'

Carrie Symonds is backing ministers who say Dominic Cummings' aggressive approach is damaging, sources say. Insiders fear Mr Johnson is in danger of being caught in a damaging power struggle.

Carrie Symonds, 31, worked for the Tory party from 2009 and eventually became communications chief, before hitting the headlines when her affair with Mr Johnson came to light.

The adverts, which include deliberate errors, are designed to be mocked online so that people share them and spread the 'stay at home' message.

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.

The 79-year-old famed Jeopardy host admitted that his journey hasn't been easy and he's battled with bouts of 'great depression' through the process.

Passers-by on a UK high street were asked to guess two women's ages for the Channel 5 show, and they thought mother-of-two Julie, 51, was 60, and former police officer Amanda, 41, was 46.

Walter Duranty, a veteran First World War reporter, was widely recognised as an authority on the Soviet Union in the early 1930s. He was also the best-known newspaperman in the world.

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 .

The scientists - from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Melbourne - said babies who struggle to sleep should be monitored for mental health problems in childhood.

One in five babies has sleep difficulties in their first 12 months. These are three times as likely to suffer with emotional problems by the age of four, Murdoch Children's Research Institute found.

Paulina, 54, is currently spending several weeks in Costa Rica at a rental home, and on Monday, she shared a photo of herself in a bikini at the top of a waterfall.

The 18-year-old pop star's suicidal thoughts sometimes alarm her entire family, especially her brother and songwriting partner, Finneas O'Connell

Paulina was on vacation in Costa Rica but just arrived back in the US. She shared a throwback photo from the trip, showing herself in just underwear facing away from the camera.

The 31-year-old was with her ex for 10 years when they announced their split in 2017. The 5'1" singer realized she couldn't hide that she wasn't 'OK' when she saw photos of herself while promoting an album.

Digital Finance Analytics principal Martin North said that in a 'worst case' scenario, unemployment could surge to 14 per cent to levels unseen in Australia since the early 1930s Great Depression.

'We are officially declaring that the economy has fallen into a recession ... joining the rest of the world, and it is a deep plunge,' said BoA. 'Jobs will be lost, wealth will be destroyed.'

TV personality Denise Welch, 61, spoke with Lorraine Kelly via video link from Cheshire this morning, to discuss how to deal with anxiety while isolating amid the coronavirus crisis.

The Sports Illustrated model initially wasn't convinced she had the mood disorder because her feelings didn't match those she'd read about other women experiencing.

Sydney psychologist Lorraine Corne specialises in treating anxiety and depression. She says perspective is the greatest antidote to panic and urges people to remember that 'this too shall pass'.