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Your support makes all the difference.Boris Johnson has been forced to defend his support for a no-deal Brexit strategy on a trip to Wales, as the pound slumped to a two-year low against the dollar.
The new prime minister tried to woo Welsh farmers on his first visit since taking office, who face being slapped with swingeing tariffs if the UK crashes out of the EU without a deal.
After receiving a frosty reception in Scotland, where he was booed by protesters, Mr Johnson was also braced for a tough meeting with Welsh first minister Mark Drakeford, who has warned a no-deal Brexit would be “catastrophic” for the country.
To follow events as they unfolded, see our live coverage below
Interesting graph here from the Institute for Government on the political history of Brecon and Radnorshire - where a by-election will be held.
Boris Johnson is visiting the Welsh constituency this afternoon, in an attempt to bolster Tory chances in the poll.
This by-election is particularly important, as it could reduce the government's working majority in the Commons to only one.
Downing Street has put out a full list of the cabinet after Boris Johnson's brutal cull of senior ministers.
HM Treasury
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Chancellor of the Exchequer – Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP
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Chief Secretary to the Treasury – Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP*&**
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, and First Secretary of State – Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP
Home Office
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Secretary of State for the Home Department – Rt Hon Priti Patel MP
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Minister of State – Rt Hon Brandon Lewis MP**
Cabinet Office
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Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster – Rt Hon Michael Gove MP
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Paymaster General, and Minister for the Cabinet Office – Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP**
Ministry of Justice
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Lord Chancellor (paid), and Secretary of State for Justice* – Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP
Department for Exiting the European Union
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Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union – Rt Hon Stephen Barclay MP
Ministry of Defence
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Secretary of State for Defence – Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP
Department of Health and Social Care
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Secretary of State for Health and Social Care – Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy – Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP
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Minister of State – Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP**
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Minister of State – Rt Hon Jo Johnson MP (jointly with the Department for Education)**
Department for International Trade
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Secretary of State for International Trade, and President of the Board of Trade – Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP
Department for Work and Pensions
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Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, and Minister for Women and Equalities – Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP
Department for Education
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Secretary of State for Education – Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP
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Minister of State – Rt Hon Jo Johnson MP (jointly with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)**
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government – Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP
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Minister of State – Rt Hon Esther McVey MP**
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Minister of State – Rt Hon Jake Berry MP (jointly with the Cabinet Office)**
Department for Transport
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Secretary of State for Transport – Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP
Northern Ireland Office
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Secretary of State for Northern Ireland – Rt Hon Julian Smith MP
Scotland Office
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Secretary of State for Scotland – Rt Hon Alister Jack MP
Wales Office
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Secretary of State for Wales – Rt Hon Alun Cairns MP
Office of the Leader of the House of Lords
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Lord Privy Seal, and Leader of the House of Lords – Rt Hon Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
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Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport – Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP
Department for International Development
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Secretary of State for International Development – Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP
Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
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Lord President of the Council, and Leader of the House of Commons – Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP**
Whips – House of Commons
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Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) – Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP**
Law Officers
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Attorney General – Rt Hon Geoffrey Cox QC MP**
Speaking during his visit to Wales, Boris Johnson said the UK was not aiming for a no-deal Brexit but the situation was "very much up to our friends and partners across the Channel".
"They know that three times the House of Commons has thrown out that backstop, there's no way that we can get it through, we have to have that backstop out of the deal, we cannot go on with the Withdrawal Agreement as it currently is," he said.
"If they understand that then I think we are going to be at the races. If they can't compromise, if they really can't do it, then clearly we have to get ready for a no-deal exit."
Boris Johnson said it was "absolutely vital" for the UK to be ready to walk away without a Brexit deal.
He said: "Unless we are determined to come out on those terms if we have to - it's up to the EU, this is their call if they want us to do this - unless we are determined to do it they won't take us seriously in the course of the negotiations.
"It's absolutely vital that we are able to walk away."
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