Senior MPs have pledged their allegiance to King Charles III in a uncommon Saturday Commons sitting.
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle was the primary to take action.
He was adopted by Father of the House, the longest serving male MP, Conservative Sir Peter Bottomley.
Then got here the Mother of the House, the longest serving feminine MP, Labour’s Harriet Harman.
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New Prime Minister Liz Truss, who solely gained the keys to Number 10 on Tuesday, adopted them.
She mentioned: “I swear by almighty God that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles, his heirs and successors, according to law, so help me God.”
Next had been members of the Conservative whips’ workplace, Labour chief Sir Keir Starmer, Liberal Democrat chief Sir Ed Davey and the SNP’s Westminster chief Ian Blackford.
Plaid Cymru’s Westminster chief Liz Saville Roberts took an oath in each English and Welsh.
She was adopted by former Conservative PM Theresa May and present Deputy PM Therese Coffey.
At the identical time, senior members of the House of Lords, together with Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, additionally swore the oath of allegiance to the King.
Sir Lindsay mentioned that “time constraints” meant just some MPs might take the oath or affirm on Saturday, however that additional time to take action can be made obtainable at a later date.
Every MP may have the choice of taking an oath or affirming to the King when the commons returns after the interval of nationwide mourning – however they aren’t obliged to.
It is just the sixth time that the commons has sat on a Saturday because the Second World War.
The different instances had been:
• 2 September 1939 – for the outbreak of the Second World War
• 30 July 1949 – for summer season adjournment debates
• 3 November 1956 – to debate the Suez Crisis
• 3 April 1982 – to debate the Falkland Islands invasion
• 19 October 2019 – to debate Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal
Both the House of Commons and House of Lords additionally met from noon on Friday to permit for MPs and friends to pay their respects to the Queen following her dying.
The Commons chamber was a sea of black as MPs stood for a minute’s silence earlier than Ms Truss led Friday’s tributes, saying that the Queen was “one of the greatest leaders the world has ever known”.
She added: “As we meet today, we remember the pledge she made on her 21st birthday to dedicate her life to service. The whole House will agree, never has a promise been so completely fulfilled.”
Speaking for the primary time since returning to the Conservative again benches earlier within the week, Boris Johnson mentioned: “The fact that today we can say with such confidence, God save the King is a tribute to him, but above all, to Elizabeth the Great who worked so hard for the good of her country, not just now, but for generations to come.
“That is why we mourn her so deeply. And it’s within the depths of our grief that we perceive why we beloved her a lot.”
Sir Keir added: “The lack of our Queen robs this nation of its nonetheless level, its best consolation at exactly the time we’d like these issues most.
While former PM Mrs May mentioned the Queen was “the most remarkable person I have ever met”.
The occasion was additionally plagued by laughter and fond recollections of the Queen who dominated for greater than 70 years.
Parliament’s tributes adopted an outpouring of grief from throughout the political spectrum because the world digested information of the Queen’s dying on the age of 96.
MPs will proceed paying tribute to the Queen this afternoon.
Source: information.sky.com”