What next after the election? The Queen's Speech and Boris' Brexit deal

It may just be days to Christmas, but now that Boris Johnson has his "stonking" parliamentary majority, there is plenty of work still to do in the House. Here's how the next few days will play out.

Cabinet reshuffle

On Monday, Mr Johnson is expected to carry out a reshuffle of his cabinet.

He will have to replace Zac Goldsmith, a Defra minister who lost his seat to the Liberal Democrats' Sarah Olney in Richmond Park.

Sajid Javid, the Chancellor, and Priti Patel, the Home Secretary are likely to remain in their posts, but Jacob Rees-Mogg -  who was sidelined during the election after his comments about the Grenfell fire - may well not return.

As MPs return to Parliament, new members will start to move into their new base. They will be assigned offices, with the party whips deciding which MPs get offices in the Palace of Westminster and which get modern office space in Portcullis House, over the road.

The Prime Minister is expected to pose for a photograph with the 109 new Conservative MPs. They will then be "sworn in" to the new Parliament, which takes several days.

Speaker elected

On Tuesday, the Cabinet meets for the first time since the general election. MPs gather in the House of Commons for the first time to to elect the Speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, who replaced John Bercow in November. He is unlikely to be challenged. MPs will also take an oath of allegiance to the Crown, or a solemn affirmation.

This will continue into Wednesday. Those who speak or vote without having done so are deprived of their seat "as if they were dead" under the Parliamentary Oaths Act, 1866.

When is the Queen's Speech?

The State Opening of Parliament - when the Queen reads a speech written by ministers setting out the Government's programme of legislation for the parliamentary session - will happen with less of the pomp and ceremony than usual. There will be no ceremonial robes and no golden carriage. MPs will then begin debating its contents - a process which takes days.

The debate on the Queen's Speech could continue into Friday but this may be interrupted for a second reading debate on the Withdrawal Agreement Bill - the PM's new Brexit deal hammered out in the autumn. MPs previously backed Boris Johnson's bill at its first stage but rejected his plan to fast-track the legislation through Parliament in three days in order to leave the EU by the previous Oct 31 Brexit deadline.

What is Boris planning for his first 100 days?

As well as putting his Brexit deal back to Parliament, which should sail through after all 365 Tory MPs pledged to back it, the Prime Minister will introduce a Budget and legislation for his flagship domestic policies in the first 100 days of the government.

In an interview with The Telegraph, Mr Johnson pledged to reform policy on the release of prisoners to end automatic release of serious violent and sexual offenders after half of a custodial sentence.

The new Government has a plan to introduce legislation to ensure the extra £33.9billion per year they have promised to give the NHS by 2023 is enshrined in law.

Mr Johnson has vowed to start cross-party talks to solve the social care crisis in first 100 days in office and launch a major review of defence, security and foreign policy.

Before Christmas, there will be an inquiry into racism, including the handling of allegations of Islamophobia, in the Conservative Party.

When is the budget?

Sajid Javid's first Budget is planned for the end of February or the first week of March, and will be focused on delivering on the Conservatives' manifesto pledge to cut taxes for workers by raising the National Insurance threshold to £9,500 from April.

From February, the Government will begin negotiating a free trade deal with the EU.