Author: Serina Sandhu
An immigration fiasco at the Home Office has led to the resignation of Amber Rudd as Home Secretary. Her departure has sparked a mini Cabinet reshuffle.
Mr Javid’s first statement as Home Secretary set out his plans for rectifying the Windrush scandal. “The most urgent task I have is to help those British citizens that came from the Caribbean, the so-called Windrush generation, and make sure that they are treated with the decency and the fairness that they deserve,” he said. “We are going to have a strategy in place that does something the previous Home Secretary set out last week when she made a statement to Parliament about making sure we have an immigration policy that is fair, it treats people with respect and with decency.”
Mr Brokenshire said he was honoured to have been asked to take on the new role. “Looking forward to taking the Government’s agenda forward especially on building the homes our country needs.”
“Delighted to have this additional brief, and want to thank Amber for all she did in this role,” said Ms Mordaunt.
The rest of the Cabinet:
Prime Minister: Theresa May
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster: David Lidington
Chancellor: Philip Hammond
Foreign Secretary: Boris Johnson
Brexit Secretary: David David
Defence Secretary: Gavin Williamson
Justice Secretary: David Gauke
Health and Social Care Secretary: Jeremy Hunt
Business Secretary: Greg Clark
International Trade Secretary: Liam Fox
Education Secretary: Damian Hinds
Environment Secretary: Michael Gove
Transport Secretary: Chris Grayling
Work and Pensions Secretary: Esther McVey
Leader of the House of Lords: Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
Scotland Secretary: David Mundell
Wales Secretary: Alun Cairns
Northern Ireland Secretary: Karen Bradley
International Development Secretary: Penny Mordaunt
Culture Secretary: Matt Hancock
Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office): Brandon Lewis
Source: https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/cabinet-reshuffle-new-roles-for-james-brokenshire-and-penny-mordaunt/
