Boris Johnson to welcome new MPs to Parliament

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will address his new intake of Conservative Members of Parliament (MPs) later as they arrive in Westminster to take their seats in Parliament.

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Their first job will be to vote on the Withdrawal Agreement Bill that the PM intends to bring back before Christmas.

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Mr Johnson is also expected to carry out a mini cabinet reshuffle.

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He needs to fill posts made vacant by those who stood down ahead of the general election, including the culture and Welsh secretary posts.

The Queen will formally open Parliament on Thursday when she sets out the government’s legislative programme.

It is thought the Withdrawal Agreement Bill (WAB) on leaving the EU could be put before MPs as early as Friday.

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