As it happened: Javid quits amid reshuffle

Summary

Boris Johnson is appointing his new cabinet team
Sajid Javid resigns and Rishi Sunak is appointed new chancellor
Alok Sharma new business secretary and head of UN climate summit
Esther McVey and Andrea Leadsom both lose their jobs
Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith is sacked

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Jennifer Scott

'Loud voices removed in reshuffle'published at 11:04 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2020
Sun's political editor tweets...
Assessing the reshuffle, the Sun's political editor thinks it is the "quieter" ministers who are being rewarded.
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In pictures: Smiles for Raab, Patel and Javidpublished at 11:03 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2020
The trio are in Number 10 at the moment...
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Dominic Raab is expected to keep his job as foreign secretary...
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...as is Priti Patel as home secretary
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Chancellor Sajid Javid has also gone into Number 10
Gove arrives in Downing Streetpublished at 11:02 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2020
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove is next into Number 10.
Cox 'unwilling to put political calculation above legal expertise'published at 10:56 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2020
Former Conservative MP and whip Stewart Jackson has praised the outgoing-Attorney General Geoffrey Cox.
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Mr Jackson is referring to Mr Cox's advice, during Theresa May's premiership, when the former attorney general told MPs the legal risk of being tied to the EU after Brexit as a result of the then-PM's withdrawal deal remained "unchanged".
Reshuffle 'shows dissent will not be tolerated'published at 10:54 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2020
The Daily Telegraph's political editor says those who have been sacked were all ministers who had stood up to the prime minister in cabinet meetings.
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Raab and Patel in Number 10published at 10:50 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2020
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and Home Secretary Priti Patel have been spotted arriving in Downing Street.
Along with Chancellor Sajid Javid they are all expected to stay in their roles.
Music to accompany the reshufflepublished at 10:37 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2020
Someone outside the gates of Downing Street is using a large speaker to blast music towards Number 10, the PA News agency says.
Tracks played so far include Fun Boy Three's The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum), and Part Of The Union by Strawbs.
Labour spokesman praises departing Villierspublished at 10:35 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2020
Shadow environment secretary tweets...
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Javid spotted going into Number 10...published at 10:33 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2020
A smiling Chancellor Sajid Javid has arrived in Downing Street.
He walked quickly into Number 10.
Who's lost their job?published at 10:30 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2020
Here are the sackings we know so far:
- Julian Smith as Northern Ireland secretary
- Andrea Leadsom as business secretary
- Theresa Villiers as environment secretary
- Esther McVey as housing minister
- Nusrat Ghani as transport minister
- Chris Skidmore as education minister
- George Freeman as transport minister
Geoffrey Cox is also gone - he says he has resigned as attorney general.
We already know that Nicky Morgan was leaving her role of culture secretary.
With the prime minister back in Downing Street, we should soon hear who will be returning - and new appointments - to his cabinet.
Away from reshuffle news...published at 10:29 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2020
... the four remaining Labour leadership candidates have been debating the key issues in the contest on the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire show.
Find out more about who's running for leadership here
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Geoffrey Cox out of attorney general jobpublished at 10:29 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2020
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Geoffrey Cox writes that he has been a privilege to works as attorney general and says he wishes "the government and my successor well".
'Get over it,' says Labour MPpublished at 10:25 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2020
Deputy Labour leader candidate tweets...
Angela Rayner - who is running to be deputy Labour leader - has little sympathy for those ministers out of a job.
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DUP MP on Smith sacking: 'Thank you for all that you have done'published at 10:24 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2020
The DUP's Westminster leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has thanked Julian Smith for his work as Northern Ireland secretary.
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George Freeman 'on his bike'published at 10:23 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2020
Ex-transport minister tweets...
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Theresa Villiers no longer in cabinetpublished at 10:21 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2020
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Nusrat Ghani to 'spend more time with family and constituents'published at 10:19 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2020
Former transport minister tweets...
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Attorney general questions...without the attorney generalpublished at 10:18 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2020
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Amid rumours that Geoffrey Cox has been lost his job as attorney general, it is left to Solicitor General Michael Ellis to handle Attorney General Questions in the House of Commons.
You can watch events in Parliament using the video stream at the top of the page.
PM returns to Downing Streetpublished at 10:13 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2020
"Cull over - PM on way back to Downing Street where the hiring begins," says the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg.
Geoffrey Cox has reportedly lost his jobpublished at 10:12 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2020
We're trying to get confirmation on this, but the FT's Whitehall correspondent says that Geoffrey Cox has been sacked as attorney general.
The regular question session to the attorney general is starting in the Commons and Solicitor General Michael Ellis is answering questions...no sign of an attorney general as yet.
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