Michael Gove has been sacked as
justice secretary and replaced by Liz Truss as Theresa May forms her new
government, in her first full day as UK PM.
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has also gone, replaced by ex-international development secretary Justine Greening.Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has been sacked, while Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has stayed in his post.
Boris Johnson was made foreign secretary in a surprise move by Mrs May. Philip Hammond is chancellor.
Amber Rudd took over Mrs May's former role as home secretary, Eurosceptic David Davis was made Brexit secretary and Liam Fox took up a new post of secretary of state for international trade. Michael Fallon was retained as defence secretary.
Meanwhile, Andrea Leadsom - who pulled out of the race for the Conservative leadership - has been made secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs.
Mr Gove - who was one of the leading figures in the campaign to leave the EU - stood for the Conservative leadership, but was eliminated in the final round of voting by MPs in third place.
His surprise move to stand for the leadership and therefore to become prime minister effectively dashed Mr Johnson's hopes of running.
His replacement at the Ministry of Justice, Ms Truss, was previously secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs.
Meanwhile, new Education Secretary Ms Greening's department is to also take on higher and further education, skills and apprenticeships. Ms Greening said she "absolutely delighted" at her appointment.
In other reshuffle news:
- Patrick McLoughlin is moved from transport secretary to become Conservative Party chairman
- Former business secretary Sajid Javid is the new communities and local government secretary
- Gavin Williamson, a former parliamentary private secretary to David Cameron, becomes government chief whip
- Work and pensions minister Priti Patel is promoted to international development secretary
- Baroness Evans takes up the post of Leader of the House of Lords
- Alun Cairns stays on as Welsh secretary
- Home Office minister Karen Bradley is new culture, media and sport secretary - made vacant by John Whittingdale's sacking
- Also from the Home Office, James Brokenshire gets the Northern Ireland secretary job
- Chris Grayling takes up the post of transport secretary. He was previously Commons leader
- Former policing and justice minister Damian Green becomes work and pensions secretary
- Cabinet office minister Oliver Letwin was sacked
- The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is to become the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy department - headed by Greg Clark, formerly communities and local government secretary
- The Department for Education will take on higher and further education, skills and apprenticeships, bringing it together so there is a comprehensive end-to-end view of skills and education
His predecessor George Osborne warned during the EU referendum campaign that he would have to cut public spending and increase taxes in an emergency Budget if there was a vote for Brexit.
Mr Hammond said he would make "carefully considered decisions over the summer", followed by an Autumn Statement "in the normal way".
Source: www.bbc.com
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