BORIS Johnson has completed a reshuffle of his Tory Cabinet in London.
With announcements filtering out through the afternoon with Conservative MPs' new roles, there were suggestions from opposition that the timing was chosen to distract from a debate on an imminent cut to Universal Credit.
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Regardless of timing, Johnson's reshuffle saw his government cut ties with beleaguered education secretary Gavin Williamson, and Robert Jenrick, the housing secretary who had also been mired in controversy.
The now former justice secretary Robert Buckland has also been sacked from government.
Here is a complete list of the new Tory Cabinet:
Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the Union – Boris Johnson MP
Chancellor of the Exchequer – Rishi Sunak MP
Chief Secretary to the Treasury – Simon Clarke MP
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, and Minister for Women and Equalities – Elizabeth Truss MP
Secretary of State for the Home Department – Priti Patel MP
Minister of State – Kit Malthouse MP (jointly with the Ministry of Justice)
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office – Stephen Barclay MP
Minister of State – Lord David Frost CMG
COP26 President – Alok Sharma MP
Minister without Portfolio – Oliver Dowden CBE MP
Minister of State – Nigel Adams MP
Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor, and Secretary of State for Justice – Dominic Raab MP
Minister of State – Kit Malthouse MP (jointly with the Home Office)
Secretary of State for Defence – Ben Wallace MP
Secretary of State for International Trade, and President of the Board of Trade – Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care – Sajid Javid MP
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – Dr Thérèse Coffey MP
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy – Kwasi Kwarteng MP
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government – Michael Gove MP
Secretary of State for Education – Nadhim Zahawi MP
Minister of State – Michelle Donelan MP
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Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport – Nadine Dorries MP
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – George Eustice MP
Secretary of State for Transport – Grant Shapps MP
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland – Brandon Lewis CBE MP
Secretary of State for Scotland – Alister Jack MP
Secretary of State for Wales – Simon Hart MP
Lord Privy Seal, and Leader of the House of Lords – Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
Lord President of the Council, and Leader of the House of Commons – Jacob Rees-Mogg MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) – Mark Spencer MP
Attorney General – Suella Braverman MP
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