Esther McVey sacked as housing minister

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Conservative MP held the housing brief since last July

Esther McVey has been sacked from her role as housing minister, less than seven months into the job.

Her tenure is the shortest for housing minister in nearly a quarter of a decade.

In what has become something of a revolving door department, McVey was appointed to the housing brief last July as part of Boris Johnson’s first re-shuffle after becoming prime minister.

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