Cabinet reshuffle: 7 reasons to be worried about Boris Johnson’s power-grab new team

Boris Johnson and his string-pulling aide Dominic Cummings have launched a massive power grab as the Prime Minister reshuffles his Cabinet. Downing Street seized control of the Treasury yesterday, breaking down a historic separation between the man who wants to spend money and the man who has to count it. Sajid Javidquit as Chancellor to be replaced by mansion-dwelling, billionaire heiress’s husband Rishi Sunak- who at 39 was the most junior of ministers only seven months ago. But there are more reasons than just that bloodbath to make the British public worried. Women and the north of England could lose representation, while the Attorney General has vowed to crush “activist” courts and the foreign aid secretary has hit out at foreign aid. And fears the PM will lead a Cabinet of poodles seemed to be answered this morning – when they dutifully repeated his misleading claims from the election campaign. Hailing his “people’s government”, Mr Johnson asked them: “How many hospitals are we going to build?”. They replied: “Forty!” He asked: “How many more police officers are we recruiting?” They replied: “20,000!” He added: “How many more nurses will we recruit?” They replied: “50,000!” “Exactly”, the PM concluded. Here are… Read full this story

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