Cabinet reshuffle: New team to meet after Sajid Javid quits

Boris Johnson's new cabinet will meet for the first time later, following a reshuffle that saw Sajid Javid quit his role as chancellor.

BBC   14 Feb 2020 615 am

The prime minister had offered to reappoint Mr Javid on the condition he fire his team of aides - a demand rejected by Mr Javid on Thursday.

Rishi Sunak, former chief secretary to the Treasury, said he had "lots to get on with" after replacing Mr Javid.

Andrea Leadsom and Esther McVey are among others no longer in government.

Both women, along with Mr Javid, had been among the contenders in the Conservative leadership contest last July that was won by Mr Johnson.

Mr Javid, who had been due to deliver his first Budget in March, said he was left with "no option" but to resign because "no self-respecting minister" could accept the prime minister's demands.

His departure from the cabinet follows rumours of tension between Mr Javid and the prime minister's senior adviser, Dominic Cummings.

In his resignation letter, Mr Javid said: "I believe it is important as leaders to have trusted teams that reflect the character and integrity that you would wish to be associated with."

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Downing Street said there would now be a joint team of economic advisers for both the chancellor and prime minister.

Losing a chancellor is no small event, and it wasn't what Boris Johnson set out to do.

But yesterday shows that No 10's priority was political control rather than keeping personnel they valued. When Mr Javid refused, they chose instead to see him leave.

This begs a wider question - is it stronger to share power or hoard it?

Boris Johnson and his team have made the choice to do the latter - to lose a chancellor rather than allow a rival faction offering different political advice to the next door neighbour.

Read more from Laura here.

A Downing Street spokesman would not confirm whether or not the Budget scheduled for 11 March would go ahead as planned.

"Extensive preparations have already been carried out for the Budget and they will continue at pace," he said.

Media captionA former adviser to Mr Javid says Downing Street misjudged the reshuffle

Cabinet members remaining in place include Home Secretary Priti Patel; Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab; Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove; Health Secretary Matt Hancock; International Trade Secretary Liz Truss; Transport Secretary Grant Shapps; Defence Secretary Ben Wallace; Leader of the House Jacob Rees-Mogg; and Chief Whip Mark Spencer.

Those without a government role after the reshuffle include former Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom, former Housing Minister Esther McVey, former Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers and former Attorney General Geoffrey Cox.

Julian Smith was also sacked as Northern Ireland Secretary - weeks after he brokered the deal that restored the power-sharing administration in Stormont.

BBC News NI political reporter Jayne McCormack said the decision would be "hugely unpopular" in both Belfast and Dublin.

Newcomers at the cabinet meeting on Friday will include Anne-Marie Trevelyan, who replaces Alok Sharma as international development secretary; Amanda Milling, who is minister without portfolio and chairwoman of the Conservative Party; and Suella Braverman, who takes on the role of attorney general after the prime minister asked Mr Cox to step down.

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Cabinet reshuffle: Who is in Boris Johnson's new cabinet?

• 13 February 2020

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson is carrying out a reshuffle of ministers in cabinet positions, two months after winning the general election.

Who's in what job? Here's a guide to the people that make up Mr Johnson's cabinet, with the latest new faces and who's changed places.

Boris Johnson's cabinet

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Blue backgrounds indicate full cabinet members and grey backgrounds indicate attending members

• Boris Johnson

  

  Prime Minister@BorisJohnson

  Boris Johnson's election win in December secured him the largest Tory majority in Parliament since 1987.

• Rishi Sunak

  

  Chancellor@rishisunak

  Rishi Sunak replaces Sajid Javid, who resigned as Chancellor during the reshuffle on Thursday.

• Priti Patel

  

  Home Secretary@patel4witham

  Priti Patel was appointed home secretary in Boris Johnson’s first cabinet and has kept her position since then.

• Dominic Raab

  

  Foreign Secretary@DominicRaab

  Dominic Raab was appointed foreign secretary and first secretary of state in Boris Johnson's first cabinet in July and remains in post.

• Michael Gove

  

  Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster@michaelgove

  Michael Gove is the cabinet minister with the most experience - but his aspirations for the top job are well known. He lost out to Boris Johnson in the Conservative leadership campaign in summer 2019.

• Ben Wallace

  

  Defence Secretary@BWallaceMP

  Appointed defence secretary by Boris Johnson last July, Ben Wallace previously served as security minister.

• Liz Truss

  

  International Trade Secretary, Women and Equalities@trussliz

  Liz Truss was made international trade secretary and also women and equalities minister when Boris Johnson took office and remains in that role.

• Matt Hancock

  

  Health & Social Care Secretary@MattHancock

  Mr Hancock remains in post as health secretary.

• Gavin Williamson

  

  Education Secretary@GavinWilliamson

  Gavin Williamson made a swift return to the cabinet last July following his sacking by Theresa May two months earlier after row over the leaking of information from the National Security Council.

• Oliver Dowden

  

  Culture Secretary@oliverdowden

  The 41-year old MP for Hertsmere is a rising star in the Conservative ranks and replaces Nicky Morgan as Culture Secretary.

• Alok Sharma

  

  Business Secretary@AlokSharma_RDG

  The former International Development Secretary replaces Andrea Leadsom.

• Robert Jenrick

  

  Housing, Communities and Local Government@RobertJenrick

  Former Treasury Minister Robert Jenrick represented the Conservatives on the under 30s Question Time debate during the general election campaign.

• Therese Coffey

  

  Work & Pensions@theresecoffey

  Former environment minister Therese Coffey was appointed after Amber Rudd resigned over the government's approach to Brexit.

• Robert Buckland

  

  Justice Secretary@RobertBuckland

  The former solicitor general moved to be prisons minister in the justice department in May 2019. He supported Boris Johnson for the leadership describing him as a "moderate, open-minded, one-nation Conservative".

• Anne-Marie Trevelyan

  

  International Development Secretary@annietrev

  The MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed replaces Alok Sharma as International Development Secretary.

• Grant Shapps

  

  Transport Secretary@grantshapps

  The former international development minister Grant Shapps became transport secretary in July 2019.

• George Eustice

  

  Environment Secretary@DefraGovUK

  George Eustice replaces Theresa Villiers as environment secretary.

• Brandon Lewis

  

  Secretary of State for Northern Ireland@BrandonLewis

  Brandon Lewis replaces Julian Smith as Northern Ireland Secretary.

• Alister Jack

  

  Scottish Secretary@ScotSecOfState

  Businessman Alister Jack was elected MP for Dumfries and Galloway in 2017 and has supported what he calls "a successful Brexit for Scotland".

• Simon Hart

  

  Secretary of State for Wales@Simonhartmp

  Simon Hart was appointed as Welsh secretary to replace Alun Cairns last November.

• Baroness Evans

  

  Leader of Lords@UKHouseofLords

  Baroness Evans was appointed Lords Leader in 2016, her first ministerial role since being ennobled by David Cameron in 2014.

• Amanda Milling

  

  Party Chairman and minister without portfolio@amandamilling

  Amanda Milling replaces James Cleverly as Conservative Party chairman and will attend Cabinet as minister without portfolio.

• Jacob Rees-Mogg

  

  Leader of the Commons@HouseofCommons

  Jacob Rees Mogg is one of the Conservative Party's highest profile Brexiteers and a key member of party's European Research Group (ERG).

• Mark Spencer

  

  Chief Whip@Mark_Spencer

  Boris Johnson's chief enforcer, in theory, has an easier job now the party has a large majority.

• Suella Braverman

  

  Attorney General@SuellaBraverman

  Suella Braverman replaces Geoffrey Cox as attorney general.

• Stephen Barclay

  

  Chief Secretary to the Treasury@SteveBarclay

  Stephen Barclay will attend Cabinet in a new role as chief secretary to the Treasury.

Last updated 1850 GMT. Full list of cabinet members complete. Further ministers attending Cabinet may be confirmed.

Note: BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) is a term widely used in the UK to describe people of non-white descent, as defined by the Institute of Race Relations.

This is the second reshuffle for Mr Johnson, who first entered 10 Downing Street following the Tory leadership election in July last year. Big names to have left cabinet on Thursday were Chancellor Sajid Javid, Attorney General Geoffrey Cox and Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom.

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