December 26, 2024

Kemi Badenoch and Jacob Rees-Mogg enter new cabinet – as it happened

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Chris Philp appointed chief secretary to the Treasury

Chris Philp has been appointed chief secretary to the Treasury, a promotion from his current role as parliamentery undersecretary for tech and the digital economy.

Robert Buckland reappointed as Wales secretary

Robert Buckland has been reappointed as secretary of state for Wales, a role he was given by Boris Johnson in July following the resignation of Simon Hart.

Buckland previously served as justice secretary and prisons minister. He also spent five years as solicitor general under David Cameron and Theresa May.

Alister Jack reappointed Scotland secretary

Alister Jack is to stay on as sectetary of state for Scotland, a role he’s had since the 2019 election.

Jack has repesented Dumfries and Galloway since 2017, when he won the seat from the SNP.

Chris Heaton-Harris appointed Northern Ireland secretary

Chris Heaton-Harris has been appointed Northern Ireland secretary, a promotion from his current role as minster for Europe. The move was announced on Twitter earlier by Conor Burns, a minister for Northern Ireland.

Heaton-Harris has represented Davnetry since 2010, and from 2010 to 2016 was chair of the pro-Brexit European Research Group. He has also served as transport minister and as deputy leader of the Commons.

Michelle Donelan appointed culture secretary

Michelle Donelan has been appointed secretary for culture, media, and sport.

She has previously served as minister for higher and further education.

In July, Boris Johnson appointed Donelan education secretary in place of Nadhim Zahawi, who had been made chancellor following the resignation of Rishi Sunak.

Two days later, Donelan also resigned, saying that Johnson had “put us in an impossible position” and becoming the shortest-serving cabinet member in British history.

Anne-Marie Trevelyan appointed transport secretary

Anne-Marie Trevelyan has been appointed secretary of state for transport.

For the last year she has been international trade secretary and she has previously served as international development sectetary.

Updated at 17.21 EDT

Ranil Jayawardena appointed environment secretary

Ranil Jayawardena has been appointed secertary of state for the environment, food and rural affairs, a promotion from his current role of parliamentary undersecretary for international trade.

Jayawardena has represented North East Hampshire since 2015 and previously served as deputy chairman of the Conservative Party. He supported Brexit in the referendum and in November 2018 resigned as a parliamentary private sectretary in the ministry of jusrice in protest over Theresa May’s Brexit deal.

Kit Malthouse appointed education secretary

Kit Malthouse has been appointed secretary of state for education, a promotion from his current role as chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster.

He previously served as minister for crime and policing, and was also deputy mayor for policing under Boris Johnson during Johnson’s time as mayor of London.

He has represented the constituency of North West Hampshire since 2015.

Chloe Smith appointed work and pensions secretary

Chloe Smith has been appointed secretary of state for work and pensions.

The move is a promotion from her previous role as minister for disabled people, work, and health in the same department. She has also previously been minister of state for the constitution and devolution.

She backed Remain in the Brexit referendum but in 2019 supported Boris Johnson for the party leadership.

Kemi Badenoch appointed international trade secretary

Kemi Badenoch has been appointed international trade secretary and president of the board of trade.

She has previously been a minister for local government and was also a breakthorough candidate in the race for the Tory leadership. She won the support of 59 MPs and much of the membership with a platform opposing so-called woke politics and calling for a slimmed-down state.

Born in London to Nigerian parents, she spent part of her childhood in Nigeria and the United States before moving back to the UK at 16. She worked as a banker and at the Spectator magazine before being elected to parliament in 2017.

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