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Boris’s Cabinet: who’s in and out?

A day on from Boris Johnson’s brutal Cabinet clear out, the PM is appointing junior ministers tonight. Here is the full list of who’s in, and who’s out so far:

Who’s in:

  • Sajid Javid, Chancellor of the Exchequer
  • Priti Patel, Secretary of State for the Home Department
  • Dominic Raab, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and First Secretary of State
  • Stephen Barclay, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (continues role)
  • Michael Gove, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
  • Ben Wallace, Secretary of State for Defence
  • Liz Truss, Secretary of State for International Trade
  • Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (continues role)
  • Amber Rudd, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (continues role)
  • Jacob Rees-Mogg, Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council
  • Gavin Williamson, Secretary of State for Education
  • Theresa Villiers, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
  • Nicky Morgan, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
  • Andrea Leadsom, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
  • Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Robert Buckland QC, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
  • Alok Sharma, Secretary of State for International Development
  • Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Transport
  • Alun Cairns, Secretary of State for Wales (continues role)
  • Julian Smith, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
  • Alister Jack, Secretary of State for Scotland
  • Mark Spencer, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip of the House of Commons
  • Geoffrey Cox QC, Attorney General for England and Wales (continues role)
  • Brandon Lewis, Minister of State (for Security), Home Office
  • Jo Johnson, Minister of State (for Universities), Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Department for Education
  • Esther McVey, Minister of State (for Housing), Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Jake Berry, Minister of State, Cabinet Office and Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Oliver Dowden, Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
  • Kwasai Kwarteng, Minister of State (for Energy), Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
  • James Cleverly, Minister without Portfolio and Conservative Party Chair
  • Rishi Sunak, Chief Secretary to the Treasury
  • Baroness Evans of Bowes Park, Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal

Junior ministerial posts:

  • Jesse Norman, staying as Financial Secretary to the Treasury
  • Nigel Adams, DCMS (sport)
  • Kit Malthouse, Home Office (police)
  • Nick Gibb, staying as Schools Minister
  • Conor Burns, Minister for State at the Department for International Trade
  • George Eustice, Defra
  • Thérèse Coffey, Defra
  • Chris Skidmore, Health
  • Chris Heaton Harris, Transport
  • Caroline Dinenage stays at Health
  • Andrew Stephenson, FCO & DfID
  • Andrew Murrison stays at FCO & DfID
  • Justin Tomlinson stays at DWP
  • Chris Pincher, Foreign Office
  • Mark Lancaster stays at Ministry of Defence

Who’s out:

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