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| Westminster - live updates: Jeremy Hunt remains Health Secretary with added brief of 'social care' amid Cabinet reshuffle | |
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| Theresa May has started her new year’s reshuffle in a bid to reassert her authority after the calamitous election result last summer. | Theresa May has started her new year’s reshuffle in a bid to reassert her authority after the calamitous election result last summer. |
| But it quickly descended into chaos when the Conservatives’ official Twitter account put out that Chris Grayling, the controversial Transport Secretary, would become party chairman. | But it quickly descended into chaos when the Conservatives’ official Twitter account put out that Chris Grayling, the controversial Transport Secretary, would become party chairman. |
| The tweet was quickly deleted and – 15 minutes later – Brandon Lewis, the Immigration Minister, arrived in No 10, where he was later confirmed as party chairman. | The tweet was quickly deleted and – 15 minutes later – Brandon Lewis, the Immigration Minister, arrived in No 10, where he was later confirmed as party chairman. |
| Ms May appointed former Justice Secretary David Lidington to replace her ally Damian Green, who was sacked as the Cabinet Office minister and de facto Prime Minister last month for misleading statements over pornography found on his office computer. | Ms May appointed former Justice Secretary David Lidington to replace her ally Damian Green, who was sacked as the Cabinet Office minister and de facto Prime Minister last month for misleading statements over pornography found on his office computer. |
| Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is widely tipped for a promotion alongside Chris Grayling, a loyal ally of the Prime Minister and Transport Secretary. | Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is widely tipped for a promotion alongside Chris Grayling, a loyal ally of the Prime Minister and Transport Secretary. |
| Please see the live updates below | Please see the live updates below |