Britain’s New Government

After emerging victorious from the Tory leadership contest on Tuesday to replace Theresa May. Boris Johnson was sworn in on Wednesday as the new Prime Minister. Johnson has since announced a cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has seemingly taken a single-minded approach to his cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, in what some described as the “most brutal overhaul” of a cabinet in history.

Johnson has picked largely from loyalist and Brexiteer stock while a total of 14 cabinet ministers; mostly long-term May cabinet officials and Remain supporters such as Phillip Hammond and Jeremy Hunt, have exited the government.

The new cabinet have reportedly had to sign a pledge to deliver Brexit in 99 days, before 31 October. ​