Here's Who Has Been Appointed To Boris Johnson's Cabinet

New Prime Minister's Brexiteer top team revealed as Theresa May's government demolished.
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Boris Johnson has unleashed a full-scale reshaping of Theresa May’s government on his first day as Prime Minister.

Along with resignations, it means more than half of his predecessor’s cabinet are no longer in their roles. Here’s a breakdown of the new-look top team.

Sajid Javid - Chancellor

Priti Patel - Home Secretary

Patel was forced to quit the cabinet in 2017 after it came to light she had held unauthorised meetings with Israeli politicians.

Dominic Raab - Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of State

With the appointment of prominent Raab, Patel and Javid, it means three of the four great offices of state are now held by children of immigrants.

Jacob Rees-Mogg - Leader of the Commons

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Unusually, Downing Street said that the arch-Brexiteer would not be a full member of the Cabinet, although he will attend Cabinet meetings.

Michael Gove - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Gove was Johnson’s Vote Leave colleague who scuppered his last leadership bid.

Gavin Williamson - Education Secretary

Returns less than three months after he was sacked from defence over suspicions he leaked details of Huawei discussions from the National Security Council.

Theresa Villiers - Environment Secretary 

Andrea Leadsom - Business Secretary 

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Ben Wallace - Defence Secretary

Liz Truss - International Trade Secretary to the Treasury

Robert Buckland - Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary

Nicky Morgan - Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

It is not just Brexit campaigners who have won promotions: Buckland and Morgan both backed Remain.

Robert Jenrick - Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Grant Shapps - Transport Secretary

Julian Smith - Northern Ireland Secretary

Alister Jack - Scottish Secretary and 

James Cleverly - Conservative Party chair

Rishi Sunak - Treasury Chief Secretary

Stephen Barclay, Matt Hancock and Amber Rudd keep their jobs as Brexit secretary, health secretary and work and pensions secretary respectively 

Both Hancock and Rudd had both been highly-critical of their new boss.   

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Alun Cairns will remain Welsh secretary and Baroness Evans of Bowes Park will remain leader of the House of Lords.

In other moves ...

Johnson brought his brother Jo – who campaigned for Remain – back into the government as minister at the business and education departments, attending cabinet.

Tory Party chairman Brandon Lewis was demoted to Home Office minister, while Esther McVey returns as a minister in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Oliver Dowden meanwhile becomes Paymaster General and Cabinet Office minister. All three will also attend Cabinet.