Brexit campaigner Michael Gove sacked from cabinet post

She also cleared out rivals, firing stalwarts of David Cameron’s outgoing government including Culture Secretary John Whittingdale, Education Secretary Nicky Morgan and – most significantly – Justice Secretary Michael Gove, her onetime competitor for the job of Conservative leader.

By 8.30pm we heard Liam Fox had been appointed Secretary of State for International Trade and Nigel Evans was named Deputy Speaker.

Hunt smiled broadly and said he was “thrilled” as he left Downing Street.

Mr Gove was forced to apologise and Mrs May’s special adviser, Fiona Cunningham, lost her job over the leaked letter.

Osborne’s star has fallen following his enthusiastic and unrestrained support for the unsuccessful “Remain” campaign in the referendum, and he and May have clashed in the past over the importance of immigration to the United Kingdom economy-Osborne is more liberal on this issue.

Gove was replaced as justice secretary by Liz Truss, who previously served as an environment secretary. He had been in the Treasury since 2010 – throughout David Cameron’s tenure in Downing Street.

And will he be able to have any sort of working relationship with the man he knifed two weeks ago: Boris Johnson – now Foreign Secretary?

The highest profile casualty is leading Leave campaigner Michael Gove, who has been sacked as Justice Secretary.

Michael Gove appears to have paid the price for turning against his fellow leave campaigner Boris Johnson at the last minute and launching his own bid for the Conservative leadership.

Mrs May’s cabinet now includes two BME ministers – Sajid Javid, who also served under Mr Cameron, and Priti Patel, who has taken up her first cabinet position as secretary of state for global development.

Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers announced she was resigning from the government after being offered another role by May, but not one “which I felt I could take on”.

Boris Johnson succeeds Hammond at the Foreign Office. The former mayor of London is internationally famous – but for rumpled eccentricity and distinctly undiplomatic gaffes, rather than statesmanlike behavior.

“On all the phone calls, the Prime Minister emphasised her commitment to delivering the will of the British people to leave the EU”.

“At this incredibly important time that will determine Britain’s economic and cultural relations with Europe, it is extraordinary that the new Prime Minister has chosen someone whose career is built on making jokes”.

Philip Hammond, who had been foreign secretary, is now chancellor.

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughin has also now arrived at No 10.

The priority given to the visit was meant to show Mrs May wanted to “fully engage” with the Scottish government over the looming negotiations to secure the best possible “divorce” deal for Britain from the EU.