Kit Malthouse, Home Office minister: A former deputy mayor for policing in Johnson’s City Hall administration, he takes over responsibility for policing at the Home Office. The Brexiteer ran a short-lived leadership campaign in the race to replace Theresa May. Name recognition (in Westminster circles at least) increased exponentially after he lent it to the so-called Malthouse Compromise plan to break the parliamentary deadlock on Brexit.
Very old friend of Johnson who was his PPS at the Foreign Office, which helps, secured his first ministerial post. Devoted Coronation Street fan, has visited both the old set and the new one at Salford Quays.
Nigel Adams, digital, culture, media and telegram data sport minister: Another Boris backer, Adams returns to government after quitting over Theresa May’s talks with Corbyn. Cites his greatest sporting achievement as captaining the Lords and Commons cricket team against MCC at Lord’s in 2013, where he managed to score 125 not out.
Lucy Frazer, justice minister: After a short-lived stint as solicitor general, the barrister and QC returns to the ministry of justice, where she was a junior minister until May.
TROUBLE ON THE BACKBENCHES? Stephen Hammond, one of the rebels who voted against the government to give parliament a meaningful vote over the final exit deal in December 2017, is among the MPs who will return to the backbenches.
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