Summary

  • Boris Johnson begins his term as prime minister by assembling his team

  • Sajid Javid is the new chancellor, Priti Patel home secretary and Dominic Raab foreign secretary

  • It follows a large-scale clear out of cabinet, with Philip Hammond and Jeremy Hunt among those going

  • Liz Truss, Theresa Villiers, Amber Rudd, Michael Gove, Gavin Williamson and Andrea Leadsom also have roles

  • Mr Johnson promises the UK will leave the EU by 31 October and sets out his first policy aims in a wide-ranging speech

  • As Mr Johnson travelled up the Mall for his audience with the Queen, Greenpeace protesters attempted to block his route

  • Theresa May took her last Prime Minister's Questions and was clapped out of the Commons

  1. FT: 'Johnson picks hardcore cabinet'published at 22:06 British Summer Time 24 July 2019

    Financial Times front page 25/07/19
  2. Morgan says DCMS move is an 'enormous privilege'published at 21:55 British Summer Time 24 July 2019

    New culture secretary tweets...

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  3. Sharma 'honoured' to be international development secretarypublished at 21:55 British Summer Time 24 July 2019

    New international development secretary tweets...

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  4. Cox stays as attorney generalpublished at 21:53 British Summer Time 24 July 2019

    Geoffrey Cox

    Meanwhile, Johnson's brother is still in No 10...

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  5. Who will fill the last cabinet seats?published at 21:51 British Summer Time 24 July 2019

    Cabinet table

    Only a handful of posts are left for the cabinet now, including Leader of the Commons, Attorney General, and the Tory Party chair.

    We have seen Jacob Rees-Mogg, James Cleverely, Geoffrey Cox and Esther McVey go in.

    And we should find out soon who will be filling the empty seats the the table.

  6. DUP leader: 'Enormous in-tray' awaits new NI secretarypublished at 21:50 British Summer Time 24 July 2019

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  7. Baroness Evans stays as Lords leaderpublished at 21:39 British Summer Time 24 July 2019

    Baroness Evans
  8. Who has gone today?published at 21:39 British Summer Time 24 July 2019

    As Boris Johnson's cabinet takes shape, which ministers have lost or given up their jobs?

    The list of MPs who started the day in the cabinet but end it on the backbenches includes:

    • Philip Hammond
    • David Liddington
    • David Gauke
    • Rory Stewart
    • Jeremy Hunt
    • Penny Mordaunt
    • Liam Fox
    • Greg Clarke
    • Karen Bradley
    • Jeremy Wright
    • David Mundell
    • Caroline Nokes
    • Damian Hinds
    • Chris Grayling
    • James Brokenshire
    • Claire Perry
    • Mel Stride

  9. Shapps 'delighted and honoured'published at 21:38 British Summer Time 24 July 2019

    New transport secretary tweets...

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  10. Rees-Mogg going into No 10published at 21:35 British Summer Time 24 July 2019

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  11. Davidson welcomes new Scottish secretarypublished at 21:34 British Summer Time 24 July 2019

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  12. Who is Alister Jack, the new Scottish secretary?published at 21:33 British Summer Time 24 July 2019

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  13. Rudd 'thrilled and honoured' to stay at DWPpublished at 21:33 British Summer Time 24 July 2019

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  14. Jack takes over Scotland officepublished at 21:31 British Summer Time 24 July 2019

    Alister Jack
  15. Former chief whip takes Northern Ireland jobpublished at 21:30 British Summer Time 24 July 2019

    Julian Smith
  16. What went wrong for Karen Bradley?published at 21:29 British Summer Time 24 July 2019

    From Eimear Flanagan, BBC Northern Ireland

    Karen BradleyImage source, Pacemaker

    Karen Bradley's departure as Northern Ireland secretary comes as no surprise to many.

    As she leaves, the return of devolution at Stormont seems further away than when she accepted the job 19 months ago.

    She has also infuriated survivors of historical abuse, enraged some Troubles victims and was lampooned for her lack of understanding of Northern Ireland voters.

    So what went wrong for Karen Bradley?

    Read more here.

  17. Cairns stays as Welsh secretarypublished at 21:26 British Summer Time 24 July 2019

    Alun Cairns
  18. New cabinet fills Labour MP 'with horror'published at 21:22 British Summer Time 24 July 2019

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  19. Hancock: I love the NHSpublished at 21:17 British Summer Time 24 July 2019

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  20. Shapps takes over transport departmentpublished at 21:16 British Summer Time 24 July 2019

    Grant Shapps