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| Four senior ministers sacked as Theresa May forms new cabinet | Four senior ministers sacked as Theresa May forms new cabinet |
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| Theresa May has continued a swift and sweeping reconstruction of her cabinet by dismissing Michael Gove as justice secretary, with Nicky Morgan, the education secretary, John Whittingdale, the culture secretary, and Oliver Letwin, the Cabinet Office minister, also being told they have lost their jobs. | |
| Related: May's cabinet reshuffle: Michael Gove sacked, reports suggest - live updates | |
| In the first new appointment of the morning Liz Truss, previously environment secretary, emerged from No 10 Downing Street to announce she had been appointed justice secretary. | |
| Jeremy Hunt – currently health secretary – is understood be moving jobs within government but remaining in the cabinet. | |
| The first Downing Street statement said four cabinet ministers have “left the government”. It added: “Their replacements will be announced in due course”. | The first Downing Street statement said four cabinet ministers have “left the government”. It added: “Their replacements will be announced in due course”. |
| Gove, who fell out badly with May over religious extremism when she was home secretary and he was education secretary, was dismissed on Thursday morning, according to sources. | Gove, who fell out badly with May over religious extremism when she was home secretary and he was education secretary, was dismissed on Thursday morning, according to sources. |
| Gove had stood against May to replace David Cameron as Conservative leader but fell in the second round of voting. Shortly after his departure was confirmed, he wished best of luck to the new government. | |
| It's been an enormous privilege to serve for the last six years. Best of luck to the new government - MG | |
| Morgan, who supported Gove’s leadership bid, has also been dismissed as education secretary. | Morgan, who supported Gove’s leadership bid, has also been dismissed as education secretary. |
| She tweeted: | She tweeted: |
| Ahead of the official announcements of new ministers, another incumbent left, announcing the news via Twitter. Whittingdale. whose tenure as culture secretary had seen a major re-examination of the BBC, tweeted that he had left the job.” | Ahead of the official announcements of new ministers, another incumbent left, announcing the news via Twitter. Whittingdale. whose tenure as culture secretary had seen a major re-examination of the BBC, tweeted that he had left the job.” |
| Has been a privilege to serve as Culture Secretary. I wish my successor every success & will continue to support creative industries | Has been a privilege to serve as Culture Secretary. I wish my successor every success & will continue to support creative industries |
| Downing Street’s announcement also gave news of the demise of Oliver Letwin, who had the non-departmental cabinet post of chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Cameron had just made him head of his Brexit unit, a role now defunct. | Downing Street’s announcement also gave news of the demise of Oliver Letwin, who had the non-departmental cabinet post of chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Cameron had just made him head of his Brexit unit, a role now defunct. |
| A series of new appointments were due soon, following May’s accession as prime minister on Wednesday. | A series of new appointments were due soon, following May’s accession as prime minister on Wednesday. |
| It follow news of the first six cabinet posts, which came hours after May went to Buckingham Palace to formally take on the new role. | It follow news of the first six cabinet posts, which came hours after May went to Buckingham Palace to formally take on the new role. |
| The first post was Philip Hammond becoming chancellor of the exchequer. The former foreign secretary arrived at Downing Street to learn the news just as his predecessor as chancellor, George Osborne, let via a back entrance after being sacked. | The first post was Philip Hammond becoming chancellor of the exchequer. The former foreign secretary arrived at Downing Street to learn the news just as his predecessor as chancellor, George Osborne, let via a back entrance after being sacked. |
| Then came more unexpected news, as Hammond’s old post as foreign secretary went to Boris Johnson. The former London mayor had been tipped to succeed Cameron after the EU referendum but his stock had fallen drastically after he left the leadership race when challenged by his former ally Gove. | Then came more unexpected news, as Hammond’s old post as foreign secretary went to Boris Johnson. The former London mayor had been tipped to succeed Cameron after the EU referendum but his stock had fallen drastically after he left the leadership race when challenged by his former ally Gove. |
| The last of the most important cabinet posts, home secretary, has gone to Amber Rudd, the former energy secretary, who only entered parliament in 2010. | The last of the most important cabinet posts, home secretary, has gone to Amber Rudd, the former energy secretary, who only entered parliament in 2010. |
| Two other crucial posts went to strong Brexit supporters brought back from the cold. David Davis took on the new job of secretary of state for exiting the European Union, six years after he resigned as shadow home secretary to re-fight his parliamentary seat in a protest over detention without trial for terror suspects. | Two other crucial posts went to strong Brexit supporters brought back from the cold. David Davis took on the new job of secretary of state for exiting the European Union, six years after he resigned as shadow home secretary to re-fight his parliamentary seat in a protest over detention without trial for terror suspects. |
| Liam Fox, who quit as defence secretary in 2011 amid revelations his close friend, the lobbyist Adam Werritty, had travelled with him on official business, was made secretary of another new ministry, for international trade. | Liam Fox, who quit as defence secretary in 2011 amid revelations his close friend, the lobbyist Adam Werritty, had travelled with him on official business, was made secretary of another new ministry, for international trade. |
| The other announcement on Wednesday evening was that Michael Fallon would remain in his job as defence secretary. | The other announcement on Wednesday evening was that Michael Fallon would remain in his job as defence secretary. |