Prime Minister Theresa May with Brandon Lewis (left) and James Cleverly. "It's an opportunity to refresh the government and just to give added impetus to the prime minister's reform agenda while continuing to deliver on Brexit," her spokesman said. To combat this, May appointed two popular Conservatives to become the chairman and deputy chair of the party - immigration minister Brandon Lewis and lawmaker James Cleverly. Brexit minister David Davis, foreign minister Boris Johnson, finance minister Philip Hammond and interior minister Amber Rudd all kept their positions, along with Greg Clark who leads the business ministry. But in a blow to her, the minister for Northern Ireland, James Brokenshire, stepped down because of ill-health.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 08, 2018 21:00 UTC