As this is my first column since the General Election almost two weeks ago, I first have to say a huge thank-you to everyone who braved the rain and went out to vote on June 8.

An additional massive thank-you goes to everyone who helped out during the campaign.

Following the announcement that I had been re-elected to represent Paisley and Renfrewshire South, I made a point - and I would like to reiterate it here - that I intend to represent everyone in my constituency, whether they voted for me or not.

It has been one of the greatest honours of my life to serve the people of Paisley and Renfrewshire South and I am very excited to get back to work doing just that.

In that vein, I will be holding my first set of surgeries this Friday.

As you will know, before the election I was holding nine surgeries a month throughout Renfrewshire.

My staff and I are currently in the process of setting those back up but, until then, I have arranged a couple of ad-hoc surgeries.

On Friday, I will be holding surgeries at my constituency office at 9 Wellmeadow Street, Paisley, at 9am and at Johnstone Town Hall at 1pm.

I appreciate that not everyone can make it along to surgeries at those times but I am always happy to take up constituents’ issues by phone on 0141 571 4370 or by email at mhairi.black.mp@parliament.uk.

The Prime Minister’s promise during the campaign was that she would provide “strong and stable” government.

This promise was picked apart during the campaign and what has happened since the election has truly left myself and many others dumbfounded.

Since the election, the government prematurely announced that their deal with the DUP had been finalised, only to announce a short time later that they would have to delay the Queen’s Speech.

Then they couldn’t decide if it was because the deal wasn’t finished or if it was because the ink needed to dry on the goatskin paper!

The election was called by the Prime Minister, Theresa May, with the sole intent of crushing opposition to her dangerous Brexit agenda.

Much like David Cameron before her with the EU referendum, she was putting party before the good of the country and I am glad that people saw through that and took away her majority.

However, with that reduction in majority has come the so-called coalition of chaos between the Tories and the DUP.

Some people have already written to me, expressing their concern over these two parties striking a deal, and I would like to make clear that I will fight against any attempt to limit people’s human rights.