- Boris Johnson has appointed his new Cabinet after becoming the UK’s prime minister.
- He began the process by sacking a swathe of former supporters of his defeated rival Jeremy Hunt.
- They were replaced by supporters of his campaign and prominent campaigners for Brexit.
- The Labour Party said Johnson had assembled a Cabinet of “hardline conservatives.”
- Sajid Javid is the new Chancellor and Dominic Raab, the former Brexit Secretary, is Johnson’s de facto deputy prime minister.
- His Cabinet will meet for the first time on Thursday morning.
- Scroll below to read a full list of the new members of Boris Johnson’s top team.
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Boris Johnson has appointed his new Cabinet after a purge from government of supporters of his defeated leadership rival, Jeremy Hunt.
Shortly after being confirmed as the United Kingdom’s new prime minister on Wednesday, Johnson sacked a swathe of prominent supporters of Hunt’s unsuccessful bid to be Conservative party leader, in the most brutal reshuffle of modern times. A total of 17 ministers lost their jobs.
Those on the way out included the former International Trade Secretary Liam Fox, former Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt, ex-Education Secretary Damian Hinds, and the ex-Immigration minister, Caroline Nokes.
Hunt announced on Twitter that he had refused a demotion from foreign secretary and would return to the backbenches.
In their place Johnson put prominent supporters of his leadership bid, as well as many key figures in the campaign to leave the European Union.
Ian Lavery, Chair of the Opposition Labour Party, said Johnson's Cabinet was "out-of-touch" and comprised of "hardline conservatives who will only represent the privileged few."
Scroll down for the full list of members of Johnson's new government.
Sajid Javid — Chancellor of the Exchequer
The former Home Secretary was one of the frontrunners to bag the job of Chancellor in Johnson's government. He ran for prime minister alongside Johnson, but unlike Hunt, he drew his punches from the frontrunner.
A long-term Eurosceptic, Javid surprised many by supporting the Remain campaign while part of David Cameron's government. However, he has since reverted to being a Brexit supporter.
Unlike Johnson, he comes from a relatively modest background, before becoming a high-flying banker. His decision to enter politics reportedly cost him 98% of his earnings.
Priti Patel — Home Secretary
Priti Patel was sacked from Theresa May's government in 2017 after holding unauthorised meetings with Israeli politicians, without informing the UK government.
Her return to government as Home Secretary will be controversial. A strong right-winger, Patel has previously been an advocate for bringing back the death penalty.
Dominic Raab — Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of State (de facto deputy prime minister)
Dominic Raab is another strident Brexiteer handed a senior role in Johnson's administration.
He served as Brexit Secretary before resigning in protest against May's deal with the EU.
Like Patel, Raab is on the right of the party and has made a series of controversial statements, including labeling feminists "obnoxious bigots." A number of moderate Conservative MPs worked together in a campaign to derail his bid to lead the Tory party.
Stephen Barclay — Brexit Secretary
Barclay keeps his job as Brexit secretary after staying out of the leadership contest. It remains unclear whether the Brexit department will retain its current role under Johnson or will, as has been widely reported, changed into a ministry for preparing for a no-deal Brexit.
Michael Gove — Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Gove and Johnson have a long and fraught relationship.
The two men worked closely together in the campaign for Brexit. However, Gove's decision to enter the 2016 Conservative leadership contest scuppered Johnson's bid and led to May's victory. The two men have reportedly reconciled in recent months.
Gove has held a number of Cabinet positions, most recently the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Ben Wallace — Defence Secretary
Wallace is another early supporter of Johnson to be handed a senior role. He will replace Penny Mordaunt, who surprised many in Westminster by backing Johnson's rival Jeremy Hunt.
Liz Truss — Secretary of State for International Trade
Truss was a prominent outrider in Johnson's campaign and had reportedly hoped to be made Chancellor. She is a keen advocate of free-market policies and is popular with the Conservative party's younger members.
Matt Hancock - Health Secretary
Hancock was a prominent supporter of Johnson's leadership bid after his own came to an end early in the race. Mocked by opponents during the campaign for his willingness to completely reverse his previous opposition to leaving the EU without a deal, Hancock's elasticity was not rewarded with a promotion.
Theresa Villiers — Environment Secretary
Villiers is yet another member of the Vote Leave campaign to be handed a senior role in Johnson's administration.
Gavin Williamson — Education Secretary
Williamson was sacked by Theresa May after being accused of being the source of a leak about a government deal with the Chinese telecoms company Huawei. Reportedly one of the key players in securing Johnson's victory among MPs, he is rewarded with a senior role in Johnson's administration.
Nicky Morgan — Culture Secretary
Morgan is one of just a few Remainers in Johnson's government. However, despite previously advocating to remain in the EU, Morgan has worked closely with prominent Brexiteers in recent months towards proposals for an alternative Brexit deal.
Andrea Leadsom — Business Secretary
The former Leader of the House is a committed Brexiteer who twice campaigned to become prime minister. After being eliminated from this contest, she switched her support to Johnson and has been rewarded with a prime role.
Robert Jenrick — Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Amber Rudd — Work and Pensions Secretary
Rudd campaigned for Remain and will be one of the few senior voices in Johnson's Cabinet who will advise against leaving the EU without a deal. She was forced to resign as Home Secretary last year over the Windrush scandal.
Robert Buckland — Justice Secretary
Alok Sharma — International Development Secretary
Grant Shapps — Transport Secretary
Grant Shapps was one of the key figures in the plot last year to oust Theresa May as prime minister. He was forced out of his role as Conservative Party chairman in David Cameron's government in 2015, following allegations of bullying among members of the party.
Alun Cairns — Welsh Secretary
Julian Smith — Northern Ireland Secretary
Smith was Chief Whip in Theresa May's government and had the incredibly difficult task of trying to maintain Conservative party discipline. Now he's got another difficult task in overseeing Northern Ireland at a time when it is without a government and at the centre of Brexit uncertainty.
Alister Jack — Scottish Secretary
Baroness Evans — Leader of the Lords
Geoffrey Cox — Attorney General
Cox will continue in his role of giving legal advice to the government. It was his advice on the nature of the backstop that at least partly made a number of Conservative MPs decide to oppose a revised version of Theresa May's deal with the EU.
Rishi Sunak — Chief Secretary to the Treasury
James Cleverly — Minister without Portfolio and Conservative Party Chair
James Cleverly was one of Johnson's most prominent supporters during the campaign and worked alongside him during his time as Mayor of London, when Cleverly was a London Assembly Member and Chair of the London Fire Authority.
Esther McVey — Housing Minister
McVey was Work & Pensions Secretary under May.
Jacob Rees-Mogg — Leader of the House
Rees-Mogg's appointment is one of the most eye-catching. Dubbed by other members of Parliament as "Honourable Member for the 18th century," Mogg is a cartoonish figure who plays up his aristocratic background and, like Johnson himself, inspires a loyal following among many Conservative activists.
Brandon Lewis — Home Office Minister
Lewis has been given a policy brief having previously served as the Conservative party's chairman. He played a big part in overseeing the contest to succeed May as party leader.
Jo Johnson — Minister of State for Business and Education
Boris's brother Jo has been handed a new job less than nine months after he resigned from Theresa May's government in protest over Brexit. After resigning he joined the campaign for a second Brexit referendum, claiming that the public had been duped over the original decision to leave the EU. His return to a government committed to a potential no-deal Brexit, under his brother, is one of the most remarkable developments in this reshuffle.
Oliver Dowden — Paymaster General, and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Kwasi Kwarteng — Business Minister
Jake Berry — Minister of State, Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
