Boris Johnson appoints more women and minorities to his Cabinet to unite Britain
BORIS Johnson has appointed more women and minorities to his Cabinet than any PM has before him.
The new Tory leader has given several important jobs to a diverse range of top Conservatives to make it really reflect modern Britain.
Sajid Javid was made Chancellor and Priti Patel Home Secretary as he tried to build a diverse Cabinet.
He's also set to appoint more women too.
So far he's given jobs to Liz Truss (Trade Secretary), Theresa Villiers (Environment Secretary), Nicky Morgan (Culture Secretary) Andrea Leadsom (Business Secretary) and Amber Rudd (Work and Pensions Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities).
Boris was officially sworn into office yesterday after meeting with Her Majesty the Queen.
On Tuesday, he won the contest by a landslide, with more than 92,000 votes cast for him by the party faithful.
Alok Sharma was last night made International Development Secretary and a whole host of Tory rising stars were also given plum roles as well.
Rishi Sunak became Chief Secretary to the Treasury, while Kwasi Kwarteng was appointed a minister at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
A source close to the new leader said: “Boris will build a Cabinet showcasing all the talents within the party that truly reflect modern Britain.”
But more than half a dozen of the old guard were shunted out this even as Boris purged those close to Mrs May and his rival Jeremy Hunt.
Mr Hunt was offered another job but he turned it down and decided to return to the backbenches instead.
Boris has already promised that all of his new Cabinet will have to sign up to his pledge to leave the EU by October 31 no matter what.
Several top Remainers in Cabinet said they couldn't stomach it and quit before they were shoved out.
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Chancellor Philip Hammond, Justice Secretary David Gauke and International Development Secretary Rory Stewart all officially resigned, along with David Lidington.
Many of his top team are expected to be appointed tonight, and the rest will be revealed tomorrow.
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