Boris Johnson’s much-lauded Cabinet reshuffle has arrived. The sackings are now finished and the new hirings are underway. The biggest news by far is the loss of Sajid Javid. This is how things currently stand:
Sackings and resignations:
- Sajid Javid – Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Julian Smith – Northern Ireland secretary
- Geoffrey Cox QC – Attorney General
- Andrea Leadsom – BEIS
- Theresa Villiers – DEFRA
- Esther McVey – housing minister
- Chris Skidmore – universities minister
- Nusrat Ghani – transport minister
- George Freeman – transport minister
Promotions:
- Rishi Sunak – Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Alok Sharma – BEIS
- Anne-Marie Trevelyan – DFID
- Oliver Dowden – DCMS
- Suella Braverman – Attorney General
- Stephen Barclay – Chief Secretary to the Treasury
- Brandon Lewis – DCMS
- George Eustice – DEFRA
And here is how the Cabinet currently looks in full:
Rishi Sunak – Chancellor
Sajid Javid resigns
Dominic Raab – Foreign Secretary
Priti Patel – Home 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 Health and Social Care
Alok Sharma – Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, minister in charge of COP 26
Andrea Leadsom has been sacked
Elizabeth Truss – Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade, Minister for Women and Equalities
Thérèse Coffey – Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Gavin Williamson – Secretary of State for Education
George Eustice – Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Theresa Villiers has been sacked
Robert Jenrick – Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Grant Shapps – Secretary of State for Transport
Brandon Lewis – Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
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 – Leader of the House of Lords, Lord Privy Seal
Baroness Nicky Morgan – Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Anne-Marie Trevelyan – Secretary of State for International Development
Alok Sharma has moved to BEIS
James Cleverly – Minister without Portfolio
Also attending Cabinet
Stephen Barclay – Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Rishi Sunak is now the Chancellor
Jacob Rees-Mogg – Leader of the House of Commons, Lord President of the Council
Mark Spencer – Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)
Suella Braverman – Attorney General
Geoffrey Cox QC has been sacked
Kwasi Kwarteng – Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth
Jake Berry – Minister of State (Minister for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth)
Vacant – Minister of State for Housing
Esther McVey has announced her sacking
Vacant – Minister of State for Security and Deputy for EU Exit and No Deal Preparation
Brandon Lewis moved the Northern Ireland office
Zac Goldsmith – Minister of State
Oliver Dowden – Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
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