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And here’s a summary of what’s happened this afternoon…
- The prime minister, Theresa May, reshuffled her cabinet after the resignations of key government ministers over her approach to Brexit. May’s position looked precarious as she was hit by a series of high profile resignations, including those of the foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, and the Brexit secretary, David Davis, both Brexit supporters.
- The long-serving health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, was appointed foreign secretary to replace Johnson and Dominic Raab was made Brexit secretary in place of Davis. Matt Hancock took over Hunt’s role at the Department for Health, while Jeremy Wright was moved from attorney general to culture secretary to replace him. Wright was, in turn, replaced by Geoffrey Cox.
- There were also junior ministerial resignations as the Tory party took on a fractious…
