Boris Johnson news: New PM's Brexit plans instantly rejected by EU, as Tory minister says he is in a 'no-deal' cabinet
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Boris Johnson has been accused of pandering to the hard-right, as he convened his cabinet and faced MPs in the Commons for the first time as prime minister.
After a brutal reshuffle – clearing out the vast majority of Theresa May‘s ministers – it became clear the new prime minister had built his new government around the team that delivered the Brexit result in 2016.
Some of the ministerial appointments in Mr Johnson’s new administration were met with dismay, including the promotion of Priti Patel to the Home Office.
The prime minister also used the reshuffle at minister of state level to promote allies and clear out MPs who oppose his stance on Brexit.
The first changes announced included Nigel Adams, who returns to government after resigning over Ms May's Brexit tactics.
He has been a loyal supporter of Mr Johnson and was rewarded with a role at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
Lucy Frazer moves from solicitor general to the Ministry of Justice.
Kit Malthouse, who was Mr Johnson's deputy mayor for policing during their time in London's City Hall, has become a Home Office minister.
Conor Burns has been appointed a minister at the Department for International Trade.
Nick Gibb retains his role at the Department for Education and Jesse Norman stays as financial secretary to the Treasury.
Follow how the day in Westminster unfolded:
Hardline Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg is about to address the Commons for the first time at the despatch box as leader of the House. He was appointed last night to Boris Johnson's new administration, and will attend cabinet meetings.
Jacob Rees-Mogg, the leader of the Commons, says on Tuesday 3 September the Commons will return. On Friday 6 September, the House will not be sitting.
His opposite number attacks the appointment of Dominic Cummings as senior adviser to the new PM - after he was found in contempt of parliament. They say he should not be given a pass the House of Commons.
She says she will raise the issue of the imprisoned Iranian-British mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe every week until she is released by Tehran.
Rees-Mogg says "even he" can go online occasionally, to access parliament's rulebook, which is also available in hardback for £400.
On recess, he says it is a matter for the House. "Though I do imagine it would be convenient for MPs to attend their party conferences," he adds.
The member for the 19th century says the new PM doesn't want to use "archaic mechanism" - met by loud laughter in the Commons.
Rees-Mogg also faced a shout of "resign" as he made his despatch box debut in the Commons.
"It's a bit early," he replied.
Quite alarming figures from Sutton Trust on make up of Boris Johnson's cabinet - 64% were privately educated, compared to 7% of population.
It's a greater proportion that May, Cameron, Brown and Blair administrations, the organisation says.
Sir Peter Lampl, founder and chairman of the Sutton Trust, said: “Britain is an increasingly divided society. Divided by politics, by class, by geography. Social mobility, the potential for those to achieve success regardless of their background, remains low. Addressing this must be at the heart of our new Prime Minister’s tenure in Downing Street.
“The make-up of Johnson’s cabinet underlines once again how unevenly spread the opportunities are to enter the elites. The key to improving social mobility at the top is to tackle financial barriers to entry, adopt contextual recruitment and admissions practices and, critically, to tackle social segregation in schools.”
One former cabinet minister seems to be thrilled about his recent decision to resign from the government.
Labour has refused to back a confidence vote in Boris Johnson amid pressure on Jeremy Corbyn to bring a challenge against the new prime minister.
Jo Swinson, the Liberal Democrat leader, tabled a no-confidence motion in Mr Johnson only hours after he entered No 10, which expresses alarm at the prime minister's enthusiasm for a no-deal Brexit.
The Lib Dem motion reads: "That this house has no confidence in the prime minister; rejects the option of the UK crashing out of the EU; and rejects the option of parliament being prorogued before Friday 8 November 2019."
Yes, Britain has a new prime minister. But more importantly, it has a new transport secretary. What can we expect from Grant Shapps, the man appointed by Boris Johnson to head up the Department for Transport? writes Jon Stone.
Shapps doesn't have the best reputation as a politician: he ran a get-rich-quick scheme under a false name, and was caught misleading the public about it.
Last year he resigned from a role at a property website after allegations of a "secret pay deal" worth up to £700,000. As a shadow minister he took donations from companies relevant to his portfolio, which some argued amounted to a conflict of interest.
New prime minister Boris Johnson is about to make his first statement to MPs after replacing Theresa May in Downing Street yesterday. It will also be the first opportunity for Jeremy Corbyn to face the new PM.
Johnson begins his statement by paying tribute to Theresa May - "she has a great legacy," he says.
Our mission is to deliver Brexit by 31 October, and making this country the "greatest place on earth" at the centre of new trade deals. "Our country will boast the most affordable power," he claims.
"We will have closed forever the productivity gap - our kingdom in 2050 will make no contribution" to the destruction of the planet, he says through climate change commitments.
Johnson says there is far "too much negativity" around the country - he seems to be largely rehashing what he said yesterday on the steps of Downing Street.
Meanwhile, a former PM and her sacked allies seems to be enjoying retirement
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