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New MPs head to Parliament for first day

Tom Hayes Tom Hayes in the centre with a navy suit and white shirt - no tie. He has short brown hair. To the right is Darren Paffey in a white, long-sleeved shirt with no tie. He has shirt, fair hair and is clean shaven. Satvir Kaur is to the left with long dark hair. All are smiling at the cameraTom Hayes
Neil Duncan-Jordan Neil Duncan-Jordan standing in front of the Poole sign at the railway station. he is wearing a dark suit, shite shirt and grey tie. He also has on a coat and brown shoes. He is clean shaven, has short white hair and is bald on top. He is also wearing glassesNeil Duncan-Jordan
New Labour MP for Bournemouth East Tom Hayes (centre) caught the train to London along with fellow Labour MPs Darren Paffey, who won Southampton Itchen, and Satvir Kaur, the new MP for Southampton Test. On X, Mr Hayes said: "We’re off to Parliament for our first day!"
Poole's first Labour MP, Neil Duncan-Jordan waiting at the town's railway station. "The journey to parliament begins," he said on X before catching his train.

The new intake of MPs from the south of England have been making their way to Westminster to start work.

Thursday's election saw Labour and the Lib Dems make big gains at the expense of the Conservatives in constituencies across the region.

The MPs have been having their inductions and setting up their offices at Westminster ahead of the first parliamentary business on Tuesday.

As they headed to London, many took to social media to mark their first day in their new jobs.

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