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New brooms sweep into Housing Ministry after Boris’ clear-out

By 2019-07-25T09:57:00

Robert Jenrick

RIBA welcomes announcement that Jenrick and McVey will attend cabinet

Robert Jenrick and Esther McVey have replaced James Brokenshire and Kit Malthouse as housing secretary and minister respectively.

They are among a wholesale set of appointments made by new prime minister Boris Johnson as he attempts to build a government capable of delivering Brexit.

Jenrick, 37, has only been in Parliament since 2014 so the move to the front benches is seen as a big step up for the former lawyer.

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