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| Theresa May's cabinet: No place for Michael Gove | Theresa May's cabinet: No place for Michael Gove |
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| 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. | 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, as has Culture Secretary John Whittingdale. | Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has also gone, as has Culture Secretary John Whittingdale. |
| Justine Greening has moved from international development to education, with a women and equalities brief too. | Justine Greening has moved from international development to education, with a women and equalities brief too. |
| Boris Johnson was made foreign secretary in a surprise move by Mrs May. Philip Hammond is chancellor. | Boris Johnson was made foreign secretary in a surprise move by Mrs May. Philip Hammond is chancellor. |
| Mr Johnson, a leading Brexit campaigner, has said he is "very humbled" by the appointment. | Mr Johnson, a leading Brexit campaigner, has said he is "very humbled" by the appointment. |
| Among Wednesday's cabinet appointments, Amber Rudd was made home secretary, Mrs May's former job, 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. | |
| Mr Gove - who was one of the leading figures in the campaign to leave the EU - stood for the Conservative leadership, but he was eliminated in the final round of voting by MPs in third place. | Mr Gove - who was one of the leading figures in the campaign to leave the EU - stood for the Conservative leadership, but he 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 Boris Johnson's hopes of running. | His surprise move to stand for the leadership and therefore to become prime minister effectively dashed Boris Johnson's hopes of running. |
| He is replaced at the Ministry of Justice by Liz Truss, who was the secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs. | He is replaced at the Ministry of Justice by Liz Truss, who was the secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs. |
| Meanwhile, the new Education Secretary Justine Greening's department is to take on higher and further education, skills and apprenticeships. Ms Greening said she "absolutely delighted" at her appointment. | |
| Gavin Williamson, a former parliamentary private secretary to David Cameron, has been made the government chief whip. | |
| Earlier, when asked about his first priorities as chancellor, Mr Hammond - who was previously foreign secretary - said there would be "no emergency Budget". | |
| He said he would work closely with the Bank of England and other economic experts and make "carefully considered decisions over the summer", followed by an Autumn Statement "in the normal way". | |
| Before the EU referendum, his predecessor George Osborne said he would have to cut public spending and increase taxes in an emergency Budget if the UK voted for Brexit. | Before the EU referendum, his predecessor George Osborne said he would have to cut public spending and increase taxes in an emergency Budget if the UK voted for Brexit. |
| In a series of congratulatory phone calls taken by Mrs May, the UK's second female prime minister spoke to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny. | In a series of congratulatory phone calls taken by Mrs May, the UK's second female prime minister spoke to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny. |
| A Downing Street spokesman said the new prime minister had "emphasised her commitment to delivering the will of the British people to leave the European Union". | A Downing Street spokesman said the new prime minister had "emphasised her commitment to delivering the will of the British people to leave the European Union". |
| "The prime minister explained that we would need some time to prepare for these negotiations and spoke of her hope that these could be conducted in a constructive and positive spirit," the spokesman added. | "The prime minister explained that we would need some time to prepare for these negotiations and spoke of her hope that these could be conducted in a constructive and positive spirit," the spokesman added. |
| Mrs May began forming her new cabinet shortly after her arrival into 10 Downing Street on Wednesday. | |
| Her first cabinet announcement was former foreign secretary Mr Hammond as chancellor - replacing Mr Osborne, who BBC political editor Laura Kunessberg said had been fired because his "brand" was seen as "too tarnished". | |
| In a move that surprised the political world, Mrs May put Mr Johnson - one of the most prominent figures of the campaign to leave the EU - in charge of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. | |
| Mr Johnson , who has said he is "very humbled" and "very proud" at the appointment, is no stranger to controversy - or gaffes - on the international stage. | Mr Johnson , who has said he is "very humbled" and "very proud" at the appointment, is no stranger to controversy - or gaffes - on the international stage. |
| During the EU referendum campaign, he drew criticism for comments he made about US President Barack Obama who he said had an "ancestral dislike" of the UK because of his "part-Kenyan" heritage. | During the EU referendum campaign, he drew criticism for comments he made about US President Barack Obama who he said had an "ancestral dislike" of the UK because of his "part-Kenyan" heritage. |
| In 2015, Mr Johnson had to cancel planned public events in the West Bank because of security fears after he criticised backers of a boycott on Israeli goods, and he has previously described Hilary Clinton - US presidential hopeful - as having "a steely blue stare, like a sadistic nurse in a mental hospital". | In 2015, Mr Johnson had to cancel planned public events in the West Bank because of security fears after he criticised backers of a boycott on Israeli goods, and he has previously described Hilary Clinton - US presidential hopeful - as having "a steely blue stare, like a sadistic nurse in a mental hospital". |
| The cabinet appointment throws Mr Johnson a lifeline after a turbulent couple of weeks which saw his Tory leadership bid torpedoed by Justice Secretary and fellow Brexit campaigner Michael Gove. | The cabinet appointment throws Mr Johnson a lifeline after a turbulent couple of weeks which saw his Tory leadership bid torpedoed by Justice Secretary and fellow Brexit campaigner Michael Gove. |
| Analysis | Analysis |
| By Laura Kuenssberg, BBC political editor | By Laura Kuenssberg, BBC political editor |
| Whenever she happens to be near a microphone, Theresa May tends to say - absolutely truthfully it appears - that she just wants to "get on with the job". | Whenever she happens to be near a microphone, Theresa May tends to say - absolutely truthfully it appears - that she just wants to "get on with the job". |
| Well she certainly has done that, wasting no time in announcing the most senior jobs in her cabinet, the first appointment only an hour or so after she walked in. | Well she certainly has done that, wasting no time in announcing the most senior jobs in her cabinet, the first appointment only an hour or so after she walked in. |
| No surprise on appointment one - Philip Hammond, the former foreign secretary, becomes the money man. He's the embodiment of the phrase, "a safe pair of hands", and takes on the biggest role as Mrs May's supporter. | No surprise on appointment one - Philip Hammond, the former foreign secretary, becomes the money man. He's the embodiment of the phrase, "a safe pair of hands", and takes on the biggest role as Mrs May's supporter. |
| The biggest surprise is the appointment of Boris Johnson, the Tory members' darling, as the foreign secretary - one of the greatest offices of state, with a hugely different role as the UK contemplates life outside the EU. | The biggest surprise is the appointment of Boris Johnson, the Tory members' darling, as the foreign secretary - one of the greatest offices of state, with a hugely different role as the UK contemplates life outside the EU. |
| Read more from Laura | Read more from Laura |
| On Wednesday, Mr Johnson told the BBC: "Clearly now we have a massive opportunity in this country to make a great success of our relationship with Europe and with the world and I'm very excited to be asked to play a part in that." | On Wednesday, Mr Johnson told the BBC: "Clearly now we have a massive opportunity in this country to make a great success of our relationship with Europe and with the world and I'm very excited to be asked to play a part in that." |
| However, Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron predicted the new foreign secretary would "spend more time apologising to nations he's offended" than carrying out the job. | However, Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron predicted the new foreign secretary would "spend more time apologising to nations he's offended" than carrying out the job. |
| Asked for his view of Mr Johnson's appointment, Mr Hammond told BBC Radio 4's Today: "We've got a range of different characters and a range of different styles and a range of different talents." | Asked for his view of Mr Johnson's appointment, Mr Hammond told BBC Radio 4's Today: "We've got a range of different characters and a range of different styles and a range of different talents." |
| The chancellor also told Today the UK economy was entering "a new phase" because of the vote to leave the EU, which he said had had a "chilling" short-term effect on the economy. | The chancellor also told Today the UK economy was entering "a new phase" because of the vote to leave the EU, which he said had had a "chilling" short-term effect on the economy. |
| "It has shaken confidence and caused many businesses to pause investment decisions that they were making," he said. | "It has shaken confidence and caused many businesses to pause investment decisions that they were making," he said. |
| He said the government now needed to "send signals of reassurance about the future as quickly and as powerful as we can". | He said the government now needed to "send signals of reassurance about the future as quickly and as powerful as we can". |
| The chancellor also said he believed in the need to reduce the deficit further, but that the government must look again at "how and at when and at what pace", in the light of the new circumstances faced by the economy. | The chancellor also said he believed in the need to reduce the deficit further, but that the government must look again at "how and at when and at what pace", in the light of the new circumstances faced by the economy. |
| After visiting Buckingham Palace, where she was formally appointed as prime minister by the Queen, Mrs May made her first speech outside 10 Downing Street. | After visiting Buckingham Palace, where she was formally appointed as prime minister by the Queen, Mrs May made her first speech outside 10 Downing Street. |
| She vowed to lead a government that worked for all, not just the "privileged few", promising to give people who were "just managing" and "working around the clock" more control over their lives. | She vowed to lead a government that worked for all, not just the "privileged few", promising to give people who were "just managing" and "working around the clock" more control over their lives. |
| For an "ordinary working class family", she added, "life is much harder than many people in Westminster realise". | For an "ordinary working class family", she added, "life is much harder than many people in Westminster realise". |
| She highlighted the "precious bond" between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and between "every one of us". | She highlighted the "precious bond" between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and between "every one of us". |
| Mrs May also paid tribute to her predecessor David Cameron, saying he had been "a great modern prime minister". | Mrs May also paid tribute to her predecessor David Cameron, saying he had been "a great modern prime minister". |
| Mr Cameron had earlier given his final speech as prime minister outside Number 10, saying the job had been "the greatest honour" of his life and that the UK was "much stronger" than when he took over. | Mr Cameron had earlier given his final speech as prime minister outside Number 10, saying the job had been "the greatest honour" of his life and that the UK was "much stronger" than when he took over. |
| He took part in his final Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, where he was given a standing ovation by Conservative MPs, before formally tendering his resignation to the Queen. | He took part in his final Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, where he was given a standing ovation by Conservative MPs, before formally tendering his resignation to the Queen. |