Sunak’s government reverts to Johnson era
Apart from appointing several ministers who served under Boris Johnson, the new UK PM has also framed his future success through the lens of his party’s 2019 election win.
WHILE Boris Johnson failed to become prime minister for a second time in recent days, his huge political shadow looms large over new premier Rishi Sunak’s government.
More than a dozen cabinet ministers in Sunak’s new team are holdovers from Johnson’s governments from 2019 to 2022, a significant number of whom were in “political exile” under Liz Truss’ administration. Dominic Raab (who becomes deputy prime minister and justice secretary); Michael Gove (levelling up secretary), Oliver Dowden (cabinet office minister), and Ben Wallace (defence secretary) occupy the same roles as in Johnson’s last cabinet.
Other ministers who served in Johnson’s top team who are now in new cabinet jobs include Sunak himself; James Cleverly (now foreign secretary); Grant Shapps (business secretary); Gillian Keegan (education secretary); Therese Coffey (environment secretary); Steve Barclay (health secretary); Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative Party chair); Penny Mordaunt (leader of the House of Commons), Robert Jenrick (immigration minister), Gavin Williamson (minister without portfolio) and Suella Braverman (home secretary).
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