2018 British cabinet reshuffle

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Theresa May

Theresa May carried out the first reshuffle of her minority government in January 2018. Following the resignation of her deputy, Damian Green as First Secretary of State in December 2017, the reshuffle had been highly anticipated and briefed in the press. There were reports of "up to a quarter" of her cabinet ministers who might lose their positions, including Boris Johnson, who had been seen to cause a number of political gaffes during his term as Foreign Secretary. [1] [2] The reshuffle was seen as an opportunity for May to reassert authority, greatly diminished following the result of the snap general election the previous year. Despite being described by 10 Downing Street as a chance to "refresh" the Cabinet, [3] few changes were made to the ministerial line-up. On 9 January, newspaper headlines reflected the chaotic nature of May's reshuffle, with The Daily Telegraph describing it as, "The Night of the Blunt Stiletto", [4] a reference to the 1962 reshuffle carried out by Harold Macmillan.

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It was widely reported Jeremy Hunt was due to be moved from the Department for Health to become Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, but refused. Instead he defended his position as Health Secretary and convinced May to allow him to remain in post, and for "Social Care" to be added to the name of his department. [5] After considerable speculation Justine Greening would lose her job as Education Secretary, she refused the offer of Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and chose instead to resign from the government. [6]

Cabinet-level changes

Colour key
  •      Joined the Cabinet
  •      Left the Cabinet
  •      Portfolio renamed
MinisterPosition before reshuffleResult of reshuffle
Official portrait of James Brokenshire crop 2.jpg Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Resigned from the Cabinet on the grounds of ill health
Official portrait of Sir Patrick McLoughlin crop 2.jpg Rt Hon Sir Patrick McLoughlin MP Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
(Chairman of the Conservative Party) [note 1]
Left the government
Official portrait of Brandon Lewis crop 2.jpg Rt Hon Brandon Lewis MP Minister of State for Immigration Became Minister without Portfolio
Official portrait of Mr David Lidington crop 2.jpg Rt Hon David Lidington CBE MP Lord Chancellor
Secretary of State for Justice
Became Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster; will deputise for the Prime Minister at PMQs
Official portrait of Sajid Javid MP.jpg Rt Hon Sajid Javid MPSecretary of State for Communities and Local GovernmentBecame Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Official portrait of Mr Jeremy Hunt crop 2.jpg Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MPSecretary of State for HealthBecame Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Official portrait of Mr David Gauke crop 2.jpg Rt Hon David Gauke MP Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Became Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Karen Bradley MP 2015.jpg Rt Hon Karen Bradley MP Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Became Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Official portrait of Matt Hancock crop 2.jpg Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP Minister of State for Digital and Culture Promoted to become Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Official portrait of Justine Greening crop 2.jpg Rt Hon Justine Greening MP Secretary of State for Education
Minister for Women and Equalities
Resigned from the Cabinet after reportedly refusing to be moved to the Department for Work and Pensions from the Department for Education
Official portrait of Damian Hinds crop 2.jpg Damian Hinds MP Minister for Employment Became Secretary of State for Education
Official portrait of Esther McVey crop 2.jpg Rt Hon Esther McVey MP Deputy Chief Government Whip
Treasurer of the Household
Became Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Claire perry.jpg Claire Perry MP Minister of State for Climate Change and Industry Given right to attend Cabinet and appointed to the Privy Council
Official portrait of Caroline Nokes.jpg Caroline Nokes MP Minister for Government Resilience and Efficiency Became Minister of State for Immigration
Official portrait of Amber Rudd crop 2.jpg Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP Home Secretary Continued as Home Secretary and given additional role of Minister for Women and Equalities.

Junior ministerial changes

Colour key
  •      Promoted [note 2]
  •      Left the government
MinisterPosition before reshuffleResult of reshuffle
Official portrait of Alok Sharma crop 2.jpg Alok Sharma MP Minister of State for Housing and Planning Became Minister for Employment
Official portrait of Dominic Raab crop 2.jpg Dominic Raab MP Minister of State for Courts and Justice Became Minister of State for Housing and Planning
Official portrait of Mr John Hayes crop 2.jpg Rt Hon John Hayes CBE FRSA MP Minister of State for Transport Left the government
Official portrait of Joseph Johnson crop 2 (cropped).jpg Jo Johnson MP Minister of State for Universities and Science Became Minister of State for Transport and Minister for London
Official portrait of Mr Sam Gyimah crop 2.jpg Sam Gyimah MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons, Probation, Rehabilitation and Sentencing Became Minister of State for Universities and Science
Official portrait of Mr Philip Dunne crop 2.jpg Philip Dunne MP Minister of State for Health Left the government
Caroline-dinenage-960.jpg Caroline Dinenage MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance Became Minister of State for Health and Social Care
Official portrait of Stephen Barclay crop 2.jpg Steve Barclay MP Economic Secretary to the Treasury
City Minister
Became Minister of State for Health and Social Care
Rory Stewart MP.jpg Rory Stewart OBE FRSL MP Minister of State for Africa
Minister of State for International Development
Became Minister of State for Courts and Justice
Official portrait of Margot James crop 2.jpg Margot James MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility Became Minister of State for Digital and Culture
Official portrait of Harriett Baldwin crop 2.jpg Harriett Baldwin MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Became Minister of State for Africa and Minister of State for International Development
Official portrait of Mr Marcus Jones crop 2.jpg Marcus Jones MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Left the government; appointed Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party
Official portrait of Rishi Sunak crop 2 (cropped).jpg Rishi Sunak MP Backbencher Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Official portrait of Lucy Frazer.jpg Lucy Frazer QC MP Backbencher Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons, Probation, Rehabilitation and Sentencing
Official portrait of Chris Skidmore crop 2.jpg Chris Skidmore FRHistS FSA FRSA MP Minister for the Constitution Left the government; appointed Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party
Official portrait of Oliver Dowden crop 2.jpg Oliver Dowden CBE MP Backbencher Became Minister for Implementation
Official portrait of Kit Malthouse crop 2.jpg Kit Malthouse MP Backbencher Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Official portrait of Andrew Jones crop 2.jpg Andrew Jones MP Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury Left the government; appointed Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party
Official portrait of Robert Jenrick crop 2.jpg Robert Jenrick MP Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Home Secretary Became Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
Official portrait of Mr Robert Goodwill crop 2.jpg Robert Goodwill MP Minister of State for Children and Families Left the government
Official portrait of Nadhim Zahawi crop 2.jpg Nadhim Zahawi MP Backbencher Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education
Official portrait of Suella Fernandes crop 2.jpg Suella Fernandes MP Parliamentary Private Secretary to HM Treasury MinistersBecame Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
Official portrait of Mr Shailesh Vara crop 3.jpg Shailesh Vara MP Backbencher Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Official portrait of Ms Nusrat Ghani crop 2.jpg Nus Ghani MP Backbencher Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport
Official portrait of Michael Ellis crop 2.jpg Michael Ellis MP Deputy Leader of the House of Commons Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Official portrait of Andrew Griffiths crop 2.jpg Andrew Griffiths MP Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Official portrait of Mrs Heather Wheeler crop 2.jpg Heather Wheeler MP Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Official portrait of Chloe Smith crop 2.jpg Chloe Smith MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Cabinet Office
Official portrait of Guto Bebb crop 2.jpg Guto Bebb MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement
Official portrait of John Glen crop 2.jpg John Glen MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Arts, Heritage and Tourism Became Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister
Official portrait of Mark Garnier crop 2.jpg Mark Garnier MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Trade Left the government
Official portrait of Graham Stuart crop 2.jpg Graham Stuart MPAssistant Government WhipBecame Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Trade
Official portrait of Stuart Andrew crop 2.jpg Stuart Andrew MP Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales and an Assistant Government Whip

Whips' Office appointments

WhipNew position
Christopher Pincher 2012.jpg Chris Pincher MPDeputy Chief Government Whip
Treasurer of the Household
Official portrait of Kelly Tolhurst crop 2.jpg Kelly Tolhurst MPAssistant Government Whip
Official portrait of Mims Davies crop 2.jpg Mims Davies MP
Official portrait of Amanda Milling crop 2.jpg Amanda Milling MP
Official portrait of Jo Churchill crop 2.jpg Jo Churchill MP
Official portrait of Wendy Morton crop 2.jpg Wendy Morton MP
Official portrait of Ms Nusrat Ghani crop 2.jpg Nus Ghani MP

Conservative Party appointments

AppointeePosition before appointmentNew party position
Official portrait of Brandon Lewis crop 2.jpg Rt Hon Brandon Lewis MP Minister of State for Immigration Conservative Party Chairman
Official portrait of James Cleverly crop 2.jpg James Cleverly TD MP Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Immigration Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party
Official portrait of Chris Skidmore crop 2.jpg Chris Skidmore FRHistS FSA FRSA MP Minister for the Constitution Vice Chairman for Policy
Official portrait of Mrs Kemi Badenoch crop 2.jpg Kemi Badenoch MP Backbencher Vice Chairman for Candidates
Official portrait of Ben Bradley crop 2.jpg Ben Bradley MP Backbencher Vice Chairman for Youth
Official portrait of Maria Caulfield crop 2.jpg Maria Caulfield MP Backbencher Vice Chairman for Women
Official portrait of Rehman Chishti crop 2.jpg Rehman Chishti MP Backbencher Vice Chairman for Communities
Official portrait of Mrs Helen Grant crop 2.jpg Helen Grant MP Backbencher
Official portrait of Andrew Jones crop 2.jpg Andrew Jones MP Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury Vice Chairman for Business Engagement
Official portrait of Mr Marcus Jones crop 2.jpg Marcus Jones MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Vice Chairman for Local Government
Official portrait of James Morris crop 2.jpg James Morris MPBackbencherVice Chairman for Training and Development

Reaction

The reshuffle was widely considered a political failure, falling short of the expectation for a radical shake-up. The Guardian called it a "pointless luxury" that would cost the government, [7] and Gary Gibbon of Channel 4 News noted it had revealed the Prime Minister's weakened position, naming the reshuffle the "Night of the Long Plastic Forks". [8] Writing his editorial in the London Evening Standard , George Osborne credited May with orchestrating "the worst reshuffle in modern history". [9] [10]

Theresa May (left) and Justine Greening (right) in 2014 International Development Secretary, Justine Greening, and Home Secretary, Theresa May, at the Girl Summit cropped.jpg
Theresa May (left) and Justine Greening (right) in 2014

Resignation of Justine Greening

Justine Greening was reported to have spent over three hours inside 10 Downing Street, discussing her political future with the Prime Minister. Despite being offered the position of Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Greening refused to leave the Department for Education, describing it as being her "dream job". Soon after she emerged from Number 10, her formal resignation was announced and May expressed her disappointment at the decision. [11] In a statement on Twitter, Greening wrote: "Social mobility matters to me & our country more than my ministerial career." – some thought this to be alluding to her criticism of May's grammar schools policy. [12]

Many commentators wrote of their dismay at Greening's resignation. Melissa Benn, founder of the Local Schools Network, described her departure as "bad news for anyone who cares about education," [13] and Stephen Bush wrote in the New Statesman that May's treatment of her Education Secretary "makes no sense at all". Bush reasoned Greening was a successful minister who did not deserve demotion to Work and Pensions, and her return to the backbench could add a vote to the bloc of anti-Brexit Tory MPs, given that she represented Putney, a heavily pro-Remain constituency. [14] Ruth Davidson, leader of the Scottish Conservatives, praised Greening as "a real role model for LGBT+ Conservatives", [15] and Labour MP Jonathan Reynolds tweeted that: "A Conservative Party which can find a role for Toby Young but not for Justine Greening is one that can be beaten." [16] Faisal Islam of Sky News reported a number of Conservative MPs had privately expressed their anger at Greening's treatment, calling it a "dreadful error". [17]

Jeremy Hunt during a trip to the US, in 2013 Jeremy Hunt and Dr Mark Davies visiting the Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health, 700 Second St, Washington, USA-3June2013.jpg
Jeremy Hunt during a trip to the US, in 2013

Failure to move Jeremy Hunt

Jeremy Hunt's meeting with the Prime Minister lasted over an hour, during which time Greg Clark, the Business Secretary, had arrived. Hunt and Clark were expected to swap jobs but Hunt refused, convincing Theresa May to allow him to stay at the Department and to widen his brief to include social care. [18] May's willingness to accept Hunt's request was seen as a sign of her diminished authority, which she had hoped to improve by carrying out such a reshuffle. [6]

Comparison were drawn between Hunt's success at persuading May to allow him to continue in his role, and Justine Greening's failure to do so. Anonymous Tory MPs were quoted as saying the Prime Minister had "caved into boys but not a woman", expanding the brief of a disloyal minister while forcing a loyal one to resign. [17]

Renamed government departments

In the reshuffle, the Department of Health (DH) became the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), and the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) became the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). It was stated by the government these changes had been made in order to reflect the government's renewed focus on housing and social care issues. [19] Crisis, the national charity for single homeless people, tweeted its approval of the change, [20] though others have criticised it as a rebranding exercise. It transpired the DH's name change only related to the department taking responsibility for the social care green paper that had been overseen by the Cabinet Office, rather than any representing any meaningful structural change. [21] The Leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn, called rebranding the departments a "pointless and lacklustre PR exercise" that would not deliver real change. He stated: "You can’t make up for nearly eight years of failure by changing the name of a department." [22] [23]

Controversy over Maria Caulfield's appointment

The British Pregnancy Advisory Service tweeted a statement in the wake of Maria Caulfield's appointment as Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party for Women, saying they were "incredibly disappointed", due to her anti-abortion voting record. [24] [25] They referred specifically to her opposition to the Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations) Bill, a Ten Minute Rule bill put forward by Diana Johnson in March 2017, which proposed to end prosecutions against women who terminated their pregnancies without permission. [26] Caulfield's appointment was also criticised by actor and activist Gillian Anderson [27] and the leader of the Women's Equality Party, Sophie Walker, who stated: "Someone who believes (abortion rights) should be restricted can never advocate effectively for (women)." [28]

Notable media gaffes

Even before any official announcement had been issued by Downing Street, there was criticism about the organisation and handling of the reshuffle. This narrative began with a tweet sent out by the Conservative Campaign Headquarters account, congratulating Chris Grayling on his appointment as Chairman of the Conservative Party. Although it was quickly deleted, the error soon caught the media's attention. [29] Some mockingly suggested Grayling had broken the record for the shortest tenure as Party Chairman. [30]

Jeremy Hunt 'liked' a tweet from Paul Staines, breaking the news of Justine Greening's resignation. Hunt swiftly apologised and insisted he had accidentally pressed the 'like' button, adding his admiration for Greening. [31]

See also

Notes

  1. Non-ministerial position
  2. According to the ministerial pay scale:

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