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| Theresa May reshuffle live: Jeremy Hunt to stay as Health Secretary - latest updates | |
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| Theresa May is announcing her new Cabinet, having been appointed as Prime Minister on Wednesday. | Theresa May is announcing her new Cabinet, having been appointed as Prime Minister on Wednesday. |
| The latest updates are: | The latest updates are: |
| • Michael Gove sacked from front bench • Nicky Morgan out as Education Secretary • Boris Johnson appointed as Foreign Secretary • David Davis new Brexit minister, unaware of EU trade rules • Philip Hammond is new Chancellor • George Osborne sacked | • Michael Gove sacked from front bench • Nicky Morgan out as Education Secretary • Boris Johnson appointed as Foreign Secretary • David Davis new Brexit minister, unaware of EU trade rules • Philip Hammond is new Chancellor • George Osborne sacked |
| On Wednesday night Theresa May made her first round of appointments, including Boris Johnson as Foreign Secretary and Philip Hammond as the new Chancellor. | On Wednesday night Theresa May made her first round of appointments, including Boris Johnson as Foreign Secretary and Philip Hammond as the new Chancellor. |
| Key figures in the previous government including George Osborne, Oliver Letwin, and Michael Gove have been sacked. | |
| The new PM has also created a new Secretary of State for Leaving the European Union post, which will be filled by David Davis. | The new PM has also created a new Secretary of State for Leaving the European Union post, which will be filled by David Davis. |
| It is becoming increasingly clear that Ms May intends to abolish the Department for Business, Innovation, and Skills – having distributed its responsibilities amongst a new Department for International Trade and the Department for Education. | |
| Liam Fox, the former Defence Secretary, will head that department. | |
| Other key appointments include Justine Greening as Education Secretary – the Conservative government's first not to attend private school. Liz Truss is the new Justice Secretary, replacing Mr Gove. | |
| Conservative MP Gavin Williamson is to become the new Government Chief Whip – he was formerly David Cameron's PPS. |