Theresa May’s mini emergency reshuffle is complete. After David Davis and Boris Johnson resigned over the Prime Minister’s Brexit position, No 10 appointed Dominic Raab Brexit Secretary and moved Jeremy Hunt from Health to the Foreign Office. Now Matt Hancock – the Culture Secretary – has been appointed Health Secretary.
This is a big promotion for Hancock who up until recently had been banished to the junior ministerial ranks. As George Osborne’s former Chief of Staff, Hancock had been regarded with suspicion by May’s No 10. When May’s reshuffle earlier this year hit difficulties – with ministers refusing to move – Hancock was reluctantly granted a return to the frontbench. The fact that he has now received a second promotion suggests two things. Firstly – on the optimistic side – that May recognises he is an energetic minister who can command a tricky brief.
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