Boris Johnson’s much-lauded Cupboard reshuffle has arrived. The sackings at the moment are completed and the brand new hirings are underway. The most important information by far is the lack of Sajid Javid. That is how issues at the moment stand:
The sackings and resignations:
- Sajid Javid – Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Julian Smith – Northern Eire secretary
- Geoffrey Cox QC – Legal professional Common
- Andrea Leadsom – BEIS
- Theresa Villiers – DEFRA
- Esther McVey – housing minister
- Chris Skidmore – universities minister
- Nusrat Ghani – transport minister
- George Freeman – transport minister
And right here is how the Cupboard at the moment seems in full:
Rishi Sunak – Chancellor
Sajid Javid resigns
Dominic Raab – International Secretary
Priti Patel – Residence Secretary
Michael Gove – Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Robert Buckland QC – Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Ben Wallace – Secretary of State for Defence
Matt Hancock – Secretary of State for Well being and Social Care
Alok Sharma – Secretary of State for Enterprise, Vitality and Industrial Technique, minister accountable for COP 26
Andrea Leadsom has been sacked
Elizabeth Truss – Secretary of State for Worldwide Commerce and President of the Board of Commerce, Minister for Ladies and Equalities
Thérèse Coffey – Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Gavin Williamson – Secretary of State for Training
Vacant – Secretary of State for Setting, Meals and Rural Affairs
Theresa Villiers has been sacked
Robert Jenrick – Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Native Authorities
Grant Shapps – Secretary of State for Transport
Vacant – Secretary of State for Northern Eire
Julian Smith has announced his sacking
Alister Jack – Secretary of State for Scotland
Simon Hart – Secretary of State for Wales
Baroness Evans of Bowes Park – Chief of the Home of Lords, Lord Privy Seal
Baroness Nicky Morgan – Secretary of State for Digital, Tradition, Media and Sport
Vacant – Secretary of State for Worldwide Growth
Alok Sharma is now the BEIS secretary
James Cleverly – Minister with out Portfolio
Additionally attending Cupboard
Vacant – Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Rishi Sunak is now the Chancellor
Jacob Rees-Mogg – Chief of the Home of Commons, Lord President of the Council
Mark Spencer – Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)
Vacant – Legal professional Common
Geoffrey Cox QC is out
Kwasi Kwarteng – Minister of State for Enterprise, Vitality and Clear Progress
Jake Berry – Minister of State (Minister for the Northern Powerhouse and Native Progress)
Vacant – Minister of State for Housing
Esther McVey has announced her sacking
Brandon Lewis – Minister of State for Safety and Deputy for EU Exit and No Deal Preparation
Zac Goldsmith – Minister of State
Oliver Dowden – Paymaster Common and Minister for the Cupboard Workplace