Summary

  • David Cameron has unveiled his first all-Conservative cabinet

  • Amber Rudd, John Whittingdale, Greg Clark and Robert Halfon all get roles

  • The PM also met Conservative backbenchers for the first time since the election

  • David Miliband criticises his brother's Labour leadership and rules out of the Labour leadership race

  • UKIP rejects Nigel Farage's resignation, meaning he will stay on as leader

  • Labour announced its shadow cabinet, with Chris Leslie replacing Ed Balls as shadow chancellor

  1. The big picturepublished at 15:03 British Summer Time 11 May 2015

    The BBC's political editor tweets...

  2. Crabb remains Wales secretarypublished at 15:03
    Breaking

    Some more reshuffle news. Stephen Crabb stays on as the secretary of state for Wales, the PM has announced.

  3. 'Kind words'published at 15:01 British Summer Time 11 May 2015

    Former MP and shadow chancellor tweets:

  4. Letwin - Cabinet Officepublished at 15:58
    Breaking

    Oliver Letwin is to become a full member of cabinet and will be in overall charge of the Cabinet Office. He was a minister for government policy and chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in the last parliament.

  5. Search party?published at 14:57

    Seriously now, what has happened to Matt Hancock? He's not been seen since he disappeared behind the black door of No 10 quite some time ago. Shall we send a search party?

  6. More from the Downing Street catwalkpublished at 14:56

    From the top, Justine Greening, Iain Duncan Smith and Theresa Villiers.

    Justine GreeningImage source, PA
    Iain Duncan SmithImage source, PA
    Theresa VilliersImage source, PA
  7. Continuity the theme of the daypublished at 14:54

    Norman Smith
    Assistant political editor

    David Cameron has chosen to use the previously held Lib Dem posts in government to bring in new talent. Otherwise, the theme of the PM's reshuffle has been "continuity", with key figures remaining in their posts.

  8. 'Devastating' to lose seatspublished at 14:52

    BBC Radio 5 Live

    Ed Balls, Vince Cable and Esther McVey all lost seats in the election.Image source, REUTERS / PA

    Losing seats after an election is an “absolutely devastating” experience for politicians, a psychiatrist says.Dame Jane Roberts, who interviewed 111 MPs after the election, told BBC Radio 5 live politicians felt a “sense of utter failure” after losing office.

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    When anybody loses their job it’s absolutely dreadful... but for all MPs, they’ve put their heart and souls in this for years and years… and then suddenly it all goes. They’re very publicly sacked in the middle of the world."

    Dame Jane Roberts, Psychiatrist and author of report: 'Losing Political Office'

  9. Get involved - 'Two jobs' Borispublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 11 May 2015

    Email: politics@bbc.co.uk

    David: How can Boris be expected to do any justice to either of his political appointments? I mistakenly thought that both jobs would be full time. He's either extremely talented (which I doubt), or both jobs are a doddle and can both be squeezed in, I know that lots of MPs have more than one job, but not when both are funded by the taxpayer. This doesn't show our political system in a very good light.

  10. Get involved - politics@bbc.co.ukpublished at 14:47 British Summer Time 11 May 2015

    Andy, York, emails about the new culture secretary:

    Is John Whittingdale merely filling a place until Boris is fully available?

  11. Continuity continuespublished at 14:46
    Breaking

    Jeremy Hunt stays on as health secretary, David Cameron announces.

  12. Pic: Alex Salmond joins the SNP gangpublished at 14:45

    Alex Salmond among other SNP MPsImage source, AFP
  13. Pastures newpublished at 14:42 British Summer Time 11 May 2015

    The now former communities secretary tweets...

  14. Reaction to Rudd's new rolepublished at 14:41 British Summer Time 11 May 2015

    Contributing Editor (environment) at the Telegraph tweets...

  15. More Clark reactionpublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 11 May 2015

    Financial Times commentator tweets...

  16. Where's Hancock?published at 14:36

    Matt Hancock disappeared into Downing Street a little earlier - and we've heard no word since. Perhaps he got lost?

  17. Punishment post?published at 14:34 British Summer Time 11 May 2015

    Political editor, the Sunday Times, tweets...

  18. Hunt arrivespublished at 14:34

    Jeremy Hunt

    Jeremy Hunt arrives at No.10. Probably to be handed the health brief once again but we'll see...

  19. Villiers stays as NI secretarypublished at 14:32
    Breaking

    David Cameron meant it when he talked about "sticking to the plan". Another of his secretaries of state remains in place: Theresa Villiers will carry on as Northern Ireland secretary.

  20. New facespublished at 14:29

    From the top - Anna Soubry, Liz Truss and Greg Clark.

    Anna SoubryImage source, PA
    Liz TRussImage source, PA
    Greg Clark