In other reshuffle news:Patrick McLoughlin is moved from transport secretary to become Conservative Party chairmanFormer business secretary Sajid Javid is the new communities and local government secretaryGavin Williamson, a former parliamentary private secretary to David Cameron, becomes government chief whipWork and pensions minister Priti Patel is promoted to international development secretaryBaroness Evans takes up the post of Leader of the House of LordsAlun Cairns stays on as Welsh secretaryHome Office minister Karen Bradley is new culture, media and sport secretary – made vacant by John Whittingdale’s sackingAlso from the Home Office, James Brokenshire gets the Northern Ireland secretary jobChris Grayling takes up the post of transport secretary. He was previously Commons leaderFormer policing and justice minister Damian Green becomes work and pensions secretaryWork and Pensions Secretary and Tory leadership contender Stephen Crabb resigns from government “in the best interests of my family”Cabinet office minister Oliver Letwin was sackedNorthern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers resigns from government, after turning down the offer of another roleThe Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is to become the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy department – headed by Greg Clark, formerly communities and local government secretaryThe Department for Education will take on higher and further education, skills and apprenticeships, bringing it together so there is a comprehensive end-to-end view of skills and education
Theresa May unveiling new-look cabinet – BBC News
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