FT: 'Johnson picks hardcore cabinet'published at 22:06 British Summer Time 24 July 2019
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
FT: 'Johnson picks hardcore cabinet'published at 22:06 British Summer Time 24 July 2019
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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End of X postSharma 'honoured' to be international development secretarypublished at 21:55 British Summer Time 24 July 2019
New international development secretary tweets...
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End of X postCox stays as attorney generalpublished at 21:53 British Summer Time 24 July 2019
Meanwhile, Johnson's brother is still in No 10...
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End of X postWho will fill the last cabinet seats?published at 21:51 British Summer Time 24 July 2019
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.
DUP leader: 'Enormous in-tray' awaits new NI secretarypublished at 21:50 British Summer Time 24 July 2019
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End of X postBaroness Evans stays as Lords leaderpublished at 21:39 British Summer Time 24 July 2019
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
Shapps 'delighted and honoured'published at 21:38 British Summer Time 24 July 2019
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End of X postRees-Mogg going into No 10published at 21:35 British Summer Time 24 July 2019
BBC political editor tweets...
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End of X postDavidson welcomes new Scottish secretarypublished at 21:34 British Summer Time 24 July 2019
Scottish Conservative leader tweets...
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End of X postWho is Alister Jack, the new Scottish secretary?published at 21:33 British Summer Time 24 July 2019
BBC political correspondent tweets...
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End of X postRudd 'thrilled and honoured' to stay at DWPpublished at 21:33 British Summer Time 24 July 2019
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End of X postJack takes over Scotland officepublished at 21:31 British Summer Time 24 July 2019
Former chief whip takes Northern Ireland jobpublished at 21:30 British Summer Time 24 July 2019
What went wrong for Karen Bradley?published at 21:29 British Summer Time 24 July 2019
From Eimear Flanagan, BBC Northern Ireland
Image source, PacemakerKaren 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?
Cairns stays as Welsh secretarypublished at 21:26 British Summer Time 24 July 2019
New cabinet fills Labour MP 'with horror'published at 21:22 British Summer Time 24 July 2019
Labour MP for Bristol West tweets...
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End of X postHancock: I love the NHSpublished at 21:17 British Summer Time 24 July 2019
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End of X postShapps takes over transport departmentpublished at 21:16 British Summer Time 24 July 2019
