Telegraph Politics Profile picture
Feb 8, 2022 14 tweets 6 min read Read on X
🔴NEW: Boris Johnson to reshuffle his ministers this afternoon

Follow all the latest updates on our politics live blog here 👇

telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/… Image
🚨It has just been confirmed that Jacob Rees-Mogg MP is to be a Minister of State (Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government efficiency) in the Cabinet Office.

He will also be a member of the Cabinet
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/… Image
🔴Mark Spencer has been made Lord President and Leader of the House of Commons.

He will also attend Cabinet.
From our Political Correspondent 👇
✍️Handing Jacob Rees-Mogg a Brexit brief makes sense, writes @benrileysmith, our Political Editor.

He is an ardent Brexiteer who continues to champion the UK's EU exit
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/… Image
➡️Stuart Andrew is to be a Minister of State (Minister for Housing) in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

He will be leaving his role as Deputy Chief Whip
✍️Mark Spencer's departure as Chief Whip has been predicted for weeks after a series of party management missteps and a growing disconnection with the Tory backbench, writes Ben Riley-Smith
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/… Image
🔴Chris Heaton-Harris is to be Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip).

He will attend Cabinet after replacing Mark Spencer
✍️Chris Heaton-Harris has won the battle of the Boris loyalists to become Chief Whip and with it take up a position in the Cabinet, writes Ben Riley-Smith
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/… Image
Michael Ellis will attend Cabinet after having the role of Minister for the Cabinet Office added to his existing post as Paymaster General.

Follow the #reshuffle live 👇
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/… Image
🔴Heather Wheeler has been appointed Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office, in addition to her current role as an Assistant Government Whip

Read more: telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/… Image
James Cleverly will become Minister of State (Minister for Europe) in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

➡️He served as a Minister of State for Middle East, North Africa and North America since 2020

Follow the #reshuffle live 👇
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/… Image
🔴The Prime Minister's mini-#reshuffle of ministers is underway.

So, who's in and who's out? 👇
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/…

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
 

Keep Current with Telegraph Politics

Telegraph Politics Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @TelePolitics

Nov 4, 2022
🔴 Boris Johnson had at least 100 backers in Tory leadership race, confirms Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 committee.

Thread 🧵
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/…
🗳️ Boris Johnson did have enough support to challenge Rishi Sunak in the Conservative leadership election, it has been confirmed
Candidates required 100 MP backers last month to be considered as the next prime minister but, just hours before the deadline, Mr Johnson pulled out

telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/… Boris Johnson outside No 10 Downing St
Read 10 tweets
Nov 2, 2022
🔴Prime Minister Edi Rama says UK's 'rhetoric of crime' ends up punishing 'innocent' workers who pay British taxes

🧵⬇️
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/… Stop blaming us for your mi...
🗣️Albania’s Prime Minister has told Britain to stop blaming "innocent" Albanians for its migrant crisis in a rebuke to Home Secretary Suella Braverman's "insane" rhetoric Albanian Prime Minister Edi...
➡️In a series of strongly-worded tweets, Edi Rama said targeting Albanians as the cause of Britain’s crime and border problems made for “easy rhetoric but ignores hard fact”
Read 7 tweets
Oct 20, 2022
❓ According to odds given by bookies, Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt are the most likely contenders to take over.

But with Boris Johnson expected to run too - who could be our next Prime Minister?

🧵
telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/10/2… Image
Liz Truss has resigned as Prime Minister, firing the starting gun on another Conservative leadership election.

So, who's in the running? 👇
🔵 Rishi Sunak

Formerly Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Sunak helped to topple the Johnson administration by resigning from his post.

Mr Sunak was touted as a possible unity candidate to replace Ms Truss before her resignation Image
Read 7 tweets
Oct 20, 2022
Who will win the next general election?

The resignation of Liz Truss as Prime Minister comes amid a surge in the polls for Labour and dire numbers for the Conservatives

telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/10/2…
Since Ms Truss became Prime Minister and unveiled her disastrous mini-Budget, the Telegraph’s poll of polls has shown a sharp fall in the share of British voters intending to back the Conservatives at the next general election, and a sharp rise in those intending to vote Labour
The Conservatives' position in opinion polling is now at its lowest since the last general election in 2019, and has plummeted even further than the lows of the pandemic or Boris Johnson’s final days in office earlier this year telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/10/2…
Read 5 tweets
Oct 20, 2022
❓ What happens now that Liz Truss has resigned as Prime Minister?

A quickfire leadership election will be concluded by the end of next week

Here’s what could happen next ⤵️
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/…
Britain will have a new prime minister by next Friday after Liz Truss quit having lost control of the Tory party
🗣️ Tory Party members will have a say in the contest to replace Liz Truss, it has been confirmed, in a move that could open the way for Boris Johnson’s return to No 10

telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/… Outside No 10 Downing St
Read 12 tweets
Oct 20, 2022
🔴The darling of Tory right was forced to resign after ‘fiery’ showdown with the PM and new Chancellor over watering down immigration targets

✍️From @charleshymas, @christopherhope @benrileysmith and @camillahmturner

telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/…

Thread🧵⤵️
🔴The fuse for Suella Braverman’s resignation was lit on Tuesday night when she had a heated face-to-face row with Liz Truss and Jeremy Hunt, her new Chancellor, over their demands to soften her stance on bringing down immigration

telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/…
🔴Within 24 hours of her “fiery” 90-minute meeting with the Prime Minister and Mr Hunt, Ms Braverman had been forced to resign after being accused of breaching the ministerial code on two counts for sending official documents to another MP from her personal email
Read 11 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Don't want to be a Premium member but still want to support us?

Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal

Or Donate anonymously using crypto!

Ethereum

0xfe58350B80634f60Fa6Dc149a72b4DFbc17D341E copy

Bitcoin

3ATGMxNzCUFzxpMCHL5sWSt4DVtS8UqXpi copy

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us!

:(