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Boris Johnson’s reshuffle, as it happened

Boris Johnson’s long-awaited cabinet reshuffle is over (at least for today). After weeks of rumours that the Prime Minister would shake up his top team, today Boris finally made his move. Here are the changes to his top team:

  • Dominic Raab has been demoted from Foreign Secretary to Justice Secretary, replaced by Liz Truss.
  • Gavin Williamson has been sacked as Education Secretary. Nadhim Zahawi will take on the job (the new vaccine minister is yet to be appointed).
  • Michael Gove has been appointed Housing Secretary. Steve Barclay is his replacement as Cabinet Secretary.
  • Anne Marie-Trevelyan has been appointed Trade Secretary, replacing Liz Truss who becomes Foreign Secretary.
  • Robert Jenrick and Robert Buckland have been sacked.

6.25 p.m. Katy Balls: After a long day of appointments, the drama is slowing and a slew of reappointments have been announced including Therese Coffey as Work and Pensions Secretary and Sajid Javid as Health Secretary. In terms of what happens next, attention in the parliamentary party is turning to the junior ministerial appointments.

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