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by John Ashmore
08 January 2018
Reshuffle: Theresa May expected to add 'no deal' Brexit minister to cabinet

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Reshuffle: Theresa May expected to add 'no deal' Brexit minister to cabinet

Theresa May is reportedly set to add a second Brexit minister to Cabinet specifically to prepare for a 'no deal' outcome.

The Prime Minister will shuffle her top team today, with various outlets saying Justine Greening is set to be moved from her current job as Education Secretary.

Business Secretary Greg Clark and Tory party chairman Patrick McLoughlin are also thought to be vulnerable as May looks to freshen up her frontbench.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is being tipped to replace Damian Green as First Secretary, a position without any formal responsibilities but which is seen as being a de facto deputy prime minister.

If he does move, Education Minister Anne Milton - a former nurse - is widely touted as a possible successor at the Department of Health.

Reports suggest May will appoint more women to ministerial roles and promote MPs from ethnic minorities in a bid to show her party is more representative of modern Britain.

Nusrat Ghani, Seema Kennedy and Rishi Sunak are among the backbenchers tipped for a first government job.

According to the Daily Telegraph the 'no deal' Brexit minister role will go to Steve Baker, who is currently number two to David Davis in the Department for Exiting the EU.

A eurosceptic MP told the paper the appointment would be a "the test for the right [of the party] about whether or not the Government actually does mean that Brexit means Brexit".

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