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BORIS Johnson has made Sajid Javid his new Chancellor and Priti Patel Home Secretary after sacking half of Theresa May's Cabinet in a bloody cull.

After a dramatic day in Westminster Mr Javid became Britain's first ethnic minority number two in Government and close ally Dominic Raab was appointed Boris' Foreign Secretary and deputy PM.

Boris Johnson has now announced his Cabinet after becoming Prime Minister

Boris brutally sacked half of Theresa May's old Cabinet last night and put his own allies in top jobsCredit: @10DowningStreet

Son of a bus driver Sajid Javid was made Chancellor on WednesdayCredit: Reuters

Jeremy Hunt was offered a demotion to Defence Secretary and turned it downCredit: PA:Press Association

Hard-liner Priti Patel has just been made Home SecretaryCredit: AP:Associated Press

Brexiteer Dominic Raab has been made Foreign SecretaryCredit: PA:Press Association

Jacob Rees-Mogg seemed to be delighted with his new Cabinet roleCredit: Getty Images - Getty

Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay keeps his current job under Boris JohnsonCredit: AP:Associated Press

Former Conservative party chairman Grant Shapps was made Transport SecretaryCredit: PA:Press Association

Boris made the bold move of making Michael Gove, his fellow leadership rival, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, showing he's forgiven him for reportedly knifing him in the back in the 2016 race.

Mr Gove is now the only Cabinet minister who was also in David Cameron's first Cabinet back in 2010.

Gavin Williamson was brought back as Education Secretary just three months after Mrs May sacked him over a Huawei information leak, and Andrea Leadsom got the role of Business Secretary weeks after she quit over Brexit as well.

Amber Rudd kept her role as Work and Pensions Secretary but will also become Minister for Women and Equalities.

On the historic day Boris Johnson became Prime Minister:

The new Tory leader appointed an army of Brexiteer aides including ex-Vote Leave chief Dominic Cummings
He slammed the "doubters, doomsters and gloomsters" who doubt him over Brexit
Girlfriend Carrie watched as he entered 10 Downing Street
Theresa May made an emotional parting statement and backed the new PM

Former Conservative party chairman Grant Shapps was made Transport Secretary after running the first half of Mr Johnson's leadership campaign.

Nicky Morgan was brought back as Culture Secretary while Robert Jenrick became Housing Secretary.

Arch-Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg was given his first Cabinet role and appointed Lord President of the Council, and Leader of the House of Commons.

Esther McVey was appointed Minister of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

The Prime Minister’s brother Jo Johnson was appointed a minister at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Department for Education.

Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay kept his current job while Ben Wallace was made Defence Secretary.

James Cleverly was appointed minister without portfolio and Conservative Party chairman while Brandon Lewis became a Home Office minister.

Robert Buckland was made Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary and Alok Sharma became International Development Secretary.

Just after 11pm, Oliver Dowden was appointed Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office.

Baroness Natalie Evans kept her role as Leader of the House of Lords while Geoffrey Cox remains as Attorney General.

Alun Cairns, Julian Smith and Alister Jack were named as Welsh, Northern Ireland and Scottish Secretaries.

Rishi Sunak became Chief Secretary to the Treasury, while Kwasi Kwarteng was appointed a minister at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Just hours after he became Britain's 55th Prime Minister this afternoon with a promise to deliver Brexit in 99 days, more than a dozen were booted in a shock reshuffle.

He stamped his authority with a brand new top team filled with jobs for his allies from Vote Leave.

His rival Jeremy Hunt was the most high profile to get the sack - after he was offered a job as Defence Secretary but turned it down.

Almost all of those who were axed were backers of Hr Hunt, showing the new PM is keen to ditch those who gunned for his opponent or were part of May's team who failed to deliver Brexit.

Mr Hunt said last night: "I would have been honoured to carry on my work at the FCO but understand the need for a new PM to choose his team.

"Boris Johnson kindly offered me another role but after 9 yrs in Cabinet & over 300 cab meetings, now is the time to return 2 backbenches from where PM will have my full support."

The massive shake-up sparked frenzied speculation Mr Johnson is laying the ground for a snap General Election within months.

We in this Government will work flat out to give this country the leadership it deserves. That work begins now
Boris Johnson

The Brexit-backing line-up could be designed to win over pro-Leave voters who've been lured away by Nigel Farage's new Brexit Party.

Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt was "sacked outright" and not offered any position, The Sun understands.

And Trade Secretary Mr Fox added: "Sadly, I will be leaving the Government."

All of those who are sacked are set to get a whopping £17,000 payoff to leave Government.

The reshuffle began just two hours after Boris met the Queen this afternoon and officially became PM.

One MP told The Sun: "I never thought Boris would have the balls to sack all these people."

And a Boris supporter told the BBC this afternoon: "This is a bloodbath. I hope he knows what he's doing."

Furious allies of Jeremy Hunt turned on Boris over the purge and warned it would backfire by creating powerful enemies who will move against the new PM at the first hint of trouble.

One MP blasted: "He's created an alternative Government on the back benches.

The Sun Says

A CABINET bloodbath was sorely needed to despatch Mrs May’s plodding pals.

It is a pity Jeremy Hunt could not face a demotion.

He is too big a talent for the backbenches. Penny Mordaunt too.

We wish Priti Patel, Dominic Raab and Sajid Javid, all children of immigrants, good luck in the highest offices.

Ex-banker Javid, especially, has the makings of a great, dynamic Chancellor.

After three dismal years of Hammond, The Saj is what the Treasury needs.

"On November 1, when he fails to take us out on time, they're going to move."

In a blistering personal attack on the new leader, the MP added: "It's all ego for him - he thinks he's so clever and he's not."

Ms Patel, who is known to have hardline views, used to be a supporter of the death penalty.

However, she changed her tune after being appointed in Mrs May's Government back in 2016.

She said it was a "great honour" to get the job.

"With this great office of state comes significant responsibility and I will do everything in my power to keep our country safe, our people secure, and also to fight the scourge of crime that we see on our streets," she said.

Mr Javid's stunning rise from the son of a bus driver to the Chancellor was applauded by Boris' allies last night.

The ex-Deutsche Bank manager becomes the first ethnic minority to ever hold the post as Boris appoints a "Cabinet for modern Britain".

Boris last night put more women and minorities into the Cabinet than ever before.

A source close to David Mundell said the Scottish Secretary was expecting to be sacked after repeatedly speaking out against Mr Johnson.

The ally said: "David wasn't surprised. He's got a lot of differences with Boris and he's never tried to hide that."

The 15-minute meeting was "convivial" and Mr Mundell bears no personal grudge against the new PM, the source added.

The purge of those who are opposed to leaving the EU without a deal happened after Mrs May formally stepped down.

Chancellor Philip Hammond, David Gauke, the Justice Secretary, David Lidington, the PM's deputy and Rory Stewart all quit earlier - before Boris even had the chance to sack them.

Last night Boris saw his first protests just hours after taking office.

Hundreds lined the streets in central London and others both in support and opposed to his leadership parked themselves outside Downing Street.

Earlier Greenpeace activists tried to block his car from getting to Buckingham Palace too.

Mr Johnson has yet to decide whether to go ahead with a planned statement in the Commons.

But one source who has seen a draft of the Commons statement said: “His statement outside No10 was bold but it’s nothing like what’s coming in the Commons tomorrow.”