Day of the Long Knives - of the previous 30 attending Cabinet, just 12 remain

[muriel_volestrangler]

Last edited Wed Jul 24, 2019, 06:34 PM - Edit history (2)

and some of those haven't been confirmed yet.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2019/jul/24/boris-johnson-prepares-to-enter-downing-st-and-name-cabinet-theresa-may-prime-minister-live-news

Update from a tweet in the rolling news:

Sacked:
Hunt
Mordaunt
Fox
Clark
Hinds
Bradley
Wright
Mundell
Brokenshire
Nokes (attended cabinet as Immigration)
Stride (attended as Leader of Commons)

Resigned:
Hammond
Gauke
Stewart
Perry (attended as Energy)

Retired:
Grayling
Lidington
(May)

Same position:
Barclay (Brexit)
Hancock (Health)
Rudd (Work and Pensions)
Evans (Leader of Lords)
Cairns (Wales)
Skidmore? (attended as Universities etc.)
Cox (attended as Attorney Gen)

Moved:
Javid (Home->Chancellor)
Gove (DEFRA->Cabinet Office)
Truss (attended as Chief Sec Treasury -> International Trade)
Smith (attended as Chief Whip -> Northern Ireland)
Lewis (party Chairman -> attending as Home Office minister)

Hardly any Remainers left at all; Nicky Morgan, who was in the cabinet pre-May, has rejoined as Culture, Media and Sport. And Boris has appointed his own brother Jo as Business, Energy etc., despite Jo endorsing a 2nd referendum. So it seems blood is thicker than Brexit, after all. It's a bit Trumpian, really.

(Turned out Smith had been shuffled not sacked, so 12 remain, not 11.)