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| Brandon Lewis has been made the new chairman of the Conservative Party in Theresa May's reshuffle. | Brandon Lewis has been made the new chairman of the Conservative Party in Theresa May's reshuffle. |
| Mr Lewis, the immigration minister, replaces Sir Patrick McLoughlin, with James Cleverly as his deputy. | Mr Lewis, the immigration minister, replaces Sir Patrick McLoughlin, with James Cleverly as his deputy. |
| The reshuffle will also include a new Northern Ireland secretary to replace James Brokenshire, who has quit for health reasons. | The reshuffle will also include a new Northern Ireland secretary to replace James Brokenshire, who has quit for health reasons. |
| Justice Secretary David Lidington has been moved to the Cabinet Office, creating another vacancy. | Justice Secretary David Lidington has been moved to the Cabinet Office, creating another vacancy. |
| Mr Lewis, the Great Yarmouth MP, has been a minister since 2012 and is a qualified barrister and former local councillor. | Mr Lewis, the Great Yarmouth MP, has been a minister since 2012 and is a qualified barrister and former local councillor. |
| In his role as chairman he will be tasked with broadening the Conservatives' appeal after they lost their Commons majority in June's general election. | In his role as chairman he will be tasked with broadening the Conservatives' appeal after they lost their Commons majority in June's general election. |
| He will be assisted by Mr Cleverly, the pro-Brexit backbench MP for Braintree, and a new line-up of vice chairs with responsibility for different areas has also been announced. | He will be assisted by Mr Cleverly, the pro-Brexit backbench MP for Braintree, and a new line-up of vice chairs with responsibility for different areas has also been announced. |
| The replacement for Mr Brokenshire, who is awaiting surgery for a lung condition, will be at the heart of attempts to end the political deadlock at Stormont. | The replacement for Mr Brokenshire, who is awaiting surgery for a lung condition, will be at the heart of attempts to end the political deadlock at Stormont. |
| Home Secretary Amber Rudd and Chancellor Philip Hammond are staying in their posts, and neither Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson or Brexit Secretary David Davis is expected to move. | |
| But ministers reported to be vulnerable include Leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom and Business Secretary Greg Clark. | But ministers reported to be vulnerable include Leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom and Business Secretary Greg Clark. |
| Labour said Mrs May should focus on the pressures in the NHS rather than what it said was a "desperate PR exercise". | Labour said Mrs May should focus on the pressures in the NHS rather than what it said was a "desperate PR exercise". |
| The reshuffle, which will continue into Tuesday, is being seen as an opportunity for Mrs May to promote more women, with female ministers only currently making up six of the 23 full members of her top team. | The reshuffle, which will continue into Tuesday, is being seen as an opportunity for Mrs May to promote more women, with female ministers only currently making up six of the 23 full members of her top team. |
| She is also under pressure to preserve the balance between Brexit sceptics and enthusiasts, while showing the government has a purpose beyond leaving the EU, which critics say is monopolising ministers' time. | She is also under pressure to preserve the balance between Brexit sceptics and enthusiasts, while showing the government has a purpose beyond leaving the EU, which critics say is monopolising ministers' time. |
| The changes, which will be Mrs May's third reshuffle since becoming PM in July 2016, were triggered by her sacking of Damian Green last month as first secretary of state. | The changes, which will be Mrs May's third reshuffle since becoming PM in July 2016, were triggered by her sacking of Damian Green last month as first secretary of state. |
| The risk and reward of reshuffles | The risk and reward of reshuffles |
| Laura Kuenssberg, BBC political editor | Laura Kuenssberg, BBC political editor |
| Prime ministers do not, as Theresa May well knows, have as much power to shape their fortunes as the trappings of the grand office suggests. | Prime ministers do not, as Theresa May well knows, have as much power to shape their fortunes as the trappings of the grand office suggests. |
| However, one of the things they can control is the timing of reshuffles, and at least the initial set of decisions. | However, one of the things they can control is the timing of reshuffles, and at least the initial set of decisions. |
| They are the moment when the boss does the hiring and firing of their team - to punish or reward and to position supporters or enemies into the most politically convenient spots. | They are the moment when the boss does the hiring and firing of their team - to punish or reward and to position supporters or enemies into the most politically convenient spots. |
| Whether reshuffles are forced upon leaders by political accidents, such as scandals or resignations, or a desire to refresh the look and direction of the government - it is both in this case - as with many other big set piece moments in politics, they are times of huge potential reward, but huge risk too. | Whether reshuffles are forced upon leaders by political accidents, such as scandals or resignations, or a desire to refresh the look and direction of the government - it is both in this case - as with many other big set piece moments in politics, they are times of huge potential reward, but huge risk too. |
| Read the rest of Laura's blog | Read the rest of Laura's blog |
| Mr Green was fired from his position, a role in which he was effectively Mrs May's deputy, in December after making "misleading statements" to the press about pornography found on his office computer in 2008. | Mr Green was fired from his position, a role in which he was effectively Mrs May's deputy, in December after making "misleading statements" to the press about pornography found on his office computer in 2008. |
| There has been speculation Mr Hunt could be promoted to take on the role - which would see him deputise for Mrs May at Prime Minister's Questions and chair a host of influential cabinet sub-committees on Brexit. | There has been speculation Mr Hunt could be promoted to take on the role - which would see him deputise for Mrs May at Prime Minister's Questions and chair a host of influential cabinet sub-committees on Brexit. |
| Mr Hunt, who has been health secretary for more than five years, was a Remain supporter during the referendum but has been critical of the EU's approach to the negotiations since then and has said warnings about the economic damage of leaving the EU have so far been over-stated. | Mr Hunt, who has been health secretary for more than five years, was a Remain supporter during the referendum but has been critical of the EU's approach to the negotiations since then and has said warnings about the economic damage of leaving the EU have so far been over-stated. |
| Labour said if she promoted Mr Hunt, Mrs May would be "betraying" patients at a time when the NHS was going through one of the worst winter crisis it has had in its recent history. | Labour said if she promoted Mr Hunt, Mrs May would be "betraying" patients at a time when the NHS was going through one of the worst winter crisis it has had in its recent history. |
| "The prime minister is clearly detached from reality if she thinks the NHS was properly prepared for this winter," Labour MP Andrew Gwynne said on Sunday. | "The prime minister is clearly detached from reality if she thinks the NHS was properly prepared for this winter," Labour MP Andrew Gwynne said on Sunday. |
| "The prime minister should be singularly focussed on addressing this problem, and not engaging in a reshuffle that is little more than a desperate PR exercise." | "The prime minister should be singularly focussed on addressing this problem, and not engaging in a reshuffle that is little more than a desperate PR exercise." |