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The New Cabinet

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Gracesgran Wed 13-Jul-16 19:44:20

GO has resigned from the government
Philip Hammond appointed Chancellor

WilmaKnickersfit Thu 14-Jul-16 11:44:07

Justine Greening arrived. Reports that 1st Cabinet meeting will be held later.

WilmaKnickersfit Thu 14-Jul-16 11:54:56

Good grief! Liz Truss is the Justice Secretary.

WilmaKnickersfit Thu 14-Jul-16 11:58:33

Will she be called the Lady Chancellor?

whitewave Thu 14-Jul-16 12:04:41

Hunts gone again!!!

Greyduster Thu 14-Jul-16 12:14:12

Justine Greening has education, apparently.

Charleygirl Thu 14-Jul-16 12:41:22

Do we know who the new Health Secretary is?

WilmaKnickersfit Thu 14-Jul-16 12:42:33

Dept of Transport to be closed. My DH works in it.

Anniebach Thu 14-Jul-16 12:46:27

Nooooo, Hunt staying in health

WilmaKnickersfit Thu 14-Jul-16 12:46:51

Hunt staying at Health.

Tegan Thu 14-Jul-16 13:06:58

Why is the DoT closing?

varian Thu 14-Jul-16 13:31:03

Glad Theresa Villiers has gone. It seemed incomprehensible that she was a Brexiter and NI secretary who seemed to have no comprehension of the possible implications for Ireland.

durhamjen Thu 14-Jul-16 13:50:08

I guess none of them wanted to take health over.
Doctors strike still on, then.

rosesarered Thu 14-Jul-16 13:50:47

Hunt is staying, the BBC got it muddled.

durhamjen Thu 14-Jul-16 13:52:19

www.politics.co.uk/comment-analysis/2016/07/14/addicted-junkets-promotion-boris-johnson-foreign-secretary

daphnedill Thu 14-Jul-16 13:52:36

"Why is the DoT closing?"

Maybe because it's not going anywhere! (I'll get my coat)

I think I read somewhere about rumours that there's going to be a new department for infrastructure, so maybe transport will be included (it makes sense).

WilmaKnickersfit Thu 14-Jul-16 13:55:18

Tegan 'sources' are saying new departments will be announced to manage infrastructure and industry and the DoT work will be under their umbrellas. Quite a bit of the DoT is under consideration for privatisation, so who knows what will happen? My DH's agency survived one privatisation attempt, not sure it will again.

durhamjen Thu 14-Jul-16 13:56:18

www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jul/14/maybe-the-brits-are-just-having-us-on-the-world-reacts-to-boris-johnson-as-foreign-minister

WilmaKnickersfit Thu 14-Jul-16 13:57:32

From the Independent - a map of all the countries Boris has insulted! grin

durhamjen Thu 14-Jul-16 13:59:42

He'll be wecome in Greenland and most of South America, then.

durhamjen Thu 14-Jul-16 14:01:29

Anyone know who is DWP?

suzied Thu 14-Jul-16 14:01:43

Stephen Crabb just resigned- I guess due to the flack he was getting due to his sexting young women story( he of the moralistic Christian persuasion ) it's one thrill a minute if you are interested in politics.

WilmaKnickersfit Thu 14-Jul-16 14:01:54

Stephen Crabb resigned.

WilmaKnickersfit Thu 14-Jul-16 14:06:59

Didn't know about the sexting. Just Googled it - what an idiot. You couldn't make it up. hmm

daphnedill Thu 14-Jul-16 14:11:19

Hmmm...I wonder where Grayling will go. DWP? Beware!

durhamjen Thu 14-Jul-16 14:28:04

www.politics.co.uk/comment-analysis/2016/07/14/what-brexit-means-for-child-poverty

Doesn't matter, I do not suppose, as they all know about this and voted for it.
Therea May's speech made me think of Thatcher's where there is discord, may we bring harmony. Never noticed any of that when she was smashing the unions.