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Boris Johnson Moves Foreign Secretary in Cabinet Reshuffle - The New York Times

Boris Johnson Moves Foreign Secretary in Cabinet Reshuffle - The New York Times

Boris Johnson Moves Foreign Secretary in Cabinet Reshuffle - The New York Times
Sep 15, 2021 59 secs

Dominic Raab, reassigned to the position of justice secretary and deputy prime minister, had been the subject of the greatest speculation as Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to shake up his team.

LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson began a long-anticipated shake-up of his cabinet on Wednesday, reassigning his foreign secretary and several other ministers in a move designed to revitalize a government whose popularity now appears to be waning.

The biggest change came with the removal of Dominic Raab, whose position as foreign secretary had been considered tenuous after widespread criticism of his handling of the evacuation from Afghanistan.

Raab was appointed justice secretary but was also given the title of deputy prime minister, softening the blow of a move that will be seen by many as a demotion.

Three other senior ministers confirmed they had been removed: Gavin Williamson, the education secretary, Robert Buckland, the justice secretary, and Robert Jenrick, the housing, communities and local government secretary.

As education secretary, Mr.

Jenrick, as housing secretary, faced criticism after approving a property project involving a Conservative Party donor, and was in charge of a proposed loosening of house-building restrictions in England that was unpopular among some Conservative lawmakers.

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