In biggest move, Johnson demoted foreign secretary Dominic Rabo, who has faced criticism for delaying his return from a holiday in Greece since the Taliban took over Afghanistan last month.
Raab was appointed Justice Secretary with the additional rank of Deputy Prime Minister. Despite the grand title, it is a deprecation – the deputy has no formal constitutional role.
The new foreign minister is the former international trade secretary liz truss, a grassroots favorite of the Conservative Party, who has won praise for his work negotiating trade deals with Australia and Japan since Britain left the European Union last year. Truss, who is Britain’s second female foreign secretary, will also continue as Minister of Women and Equality.
Britain’s new foreign secretary Liz Truss
Anne-Marie Trevelyan replaced Truss as Minister of International Trade.
No other changes were made in the top four cabinet posts, with Rishi Sunak as Treasury chief and Priti Patel as home secretary. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace also kept his job. He has been praised for his work overseeing the evacuation of thousands of British nationals and their Afghan allies from Kabul last month.
health secretary Sajid Javido, who has the lead task of Britain’s pandemic response, also remained in his position.
Johnson fired Education Secretary Gavin Williamson, who has been criticized for his performance during the pandemic, which has seen prolonged school closures, sudden policy changes and the cancellation of major university admissions exams for two years in a row had gone.
Williamson was replaced by Nadim Zhawi, who has served as the Minister of Vaccines, who is responsible for vaccinating the country against the coronavirus.
Michael Gove, a longtime aide and once a rival of Johnson, was appointed Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. The department is vital to Johnson’s aim to “flatten” the UK, which is spreading prosperity beyond the wealthy south of the traditional Conservative heartland. That promise helped propel Johnson to a major election victory in 2019 by winning votes in Labor-dominated parts of the north of England.
Nadine Doris was promoted to head of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, a position that would see her grappling with thorny issues such as the future of the publicly funded BBC. An outspoken politician who often makes headlines, Doris has been criticized for being “left-wing snowflakes” and for taking time off from her job as a legislator on the reality TV show “I’m a Celebrity” by the Conservative Party in 2012. was suspended. … Get Me Out of Here,” filmed in Australia.
Johnson last made major changes to his cabinet shortly after his December 2019 election victory, when he sidelined lawmakers considered insufficiently loyal or lukewarm in support of Brexit. it left him firmly pro-brakes top team, but critics say it ousted many ambitious and capable parliamentarians from the government.
Opponents of Johnson’s Conservative government say a lack of depth has been shown as the UK. Along with the shocks of its departure from the European Union, it faced the public health crisis and consequent economic blow of the coronavirus pandemic. Britain has recorded more than 134,000 Covid-19 deaths, the most in Europe after Russia.
Johnson’s office said Wednesday the prime minister’s change would create “a stronger and united team to build better from the pandemic”.
The cabinet reshuffle will continue on Thursday as well.
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