The new prime minister spoke for the first time in the Commons, while Rishi Sunak said the Conservatives 'will take up the role of the official opposition'.
Political Correspondent Romilly Weeks reports on Parliament returning for the first time since the General Election.
Starmer also payed tribute to veteran MP Diane Abbott, who is the new "Mother of the House" - a role occupied by the longest continuously serving female member of Parliament. Farage was met with sighs across the chamber as he used his speech to hit out at former Speaker John Bercow over Brexit, who he accused of "besmirch the office so dreadfully in doing his best to overturn the biggest democratic result in the history of the country."
Katie Lamb, one of the few new Conservative MPs, said: "It's a much smaller class than I'd hoped to come in with, and there are lots of people I met during the candidate process who aren't here."beginning to find their way around the estateTuesday begins the process of swearing in which will last three days, and before that the Speaker of the House of Commons will also be elected.
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