
MPs took their seats in the new Parliament on Tuesday with their first task being to choose a Commons Speaker.
Father of the House Sir Edward Leigh, the MP with the longest continuous service in Parliament, presided over the election of the Speaker.

MPs took their seats in the new Parliament on Tuesday with their first task being to choose a Commons Speaker.
Father of the House Sir Edward Leigh, the MP with the longest continuous service in Parliament, presided over the election of the Speaker.