{"id":55157,"date":"2019-12-17T12:10:57","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T04:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=55157"},"modified":"2019-12-17T12:10:59","modified_gmt":"2019-12-17T04:10:59","slug":"update-british-pm-starts-reshuffle-of-cabinet-after-election-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=55157","title":{"rendered":"Update: British PM starts reshuffle of cabinet after election victory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LONDON, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson started to re-assemble his front bench team Monday night as deadline of Brexit is approaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conservative Nicky Morgan, who decided not to seek re-election in last week’s general election, has been kept on by Johnson as a member of his cabinet as Culture Secretary, even though she no longer sits in the House of Commons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nicky Morgan stood down as MP for Loughborough at the general election <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It came after Queen Elizabeth II conferred a peerage on Morgan which entitles her to sit in the unelected House of Lords, and to serve in the government as a minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Morgan, who will be in charge of broadband and media policy, suggested she might only be in the role for a few weeks – pending what are expected to be far-reaching changes to the PM’s top team after the UK has left the EU on Jan 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Political observers had been waiting all day for Johnson’s mini-shuffle to find replacements for Morgan, who was culture secretary before she quit, and Alun Cairns, secretary of state for Wales who also left Johnson’s front bench team of ministers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welsh MP Simon Hart was named as the new Welsh Secretary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Simon Hart said he had been given an amazing opportunity <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The choice of Simon Hart as Welsh secretary marks a big promotion for the 56-year old MP, who was previously a junior Cabinet Office minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reacting to his appointment, Hart said: “It’s great to have this opportunity. I’ve got my orders and I’m going to try and do it as best I can.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Welsh post has been vacant since early last month, when Alun Cairns quit over claims<\/a> he knew about a former aide’s role in the “sabotage” of a rape trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hart and Morgan both backed Remain in the 2016 referendum but have been strong supporters of the PM’s Brexit deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most cabinet ministers – including Chancellor Sajid Javid, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and Home Secretary Priti Patel – are staying put following the Conservatives’ election victory. They have only been in post since July, when Mr Johnson became PM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There has been unconfirmed speculation that the PM is contemplating a much bigger shake-up in February, including changes to a number of departments, including the Department for Exiting the European Union, the Home Office and Department for International Development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The PM has welcomed the new Conservative MPs to Westminster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile earlier Monday, the 109 new Conservative MPs arrived at Westminster for training and familiarization sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They will head to the famous paneled chamber Tuesday to start the process of being sworn-in as MPs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday night the so-called “new-be” MPs were addressed by Johnson. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He hailed the “incredible achievement” of the 109 Tory MPs elected for the first time last week, including many representing areas that had previously been die-hard Labour territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“You’ve come from places that the Conservative Party have not been represented for a hundred years, if ever,” he said at a photo call in the Palace of Westminster. “That’s a fantastic tribute to you.” — NNN-AGENCIES<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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