Gove named Justice Secretary with Communities Secretary yet to be confirmed
Michael Gove has been named Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor in David Cameron’s new Cabinet, with a reported brief of driving through the Conservative Party manifesto vow to scrap the Human Rights Act.
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Gove replaces Chris Grayling, who becomes Leader of the House of Commons.
The posts of Communities and Local Government Secretary – occupied by Eric Pickles throughout the previous Parliament – and Health Secretary have yet to be confirmed.
Announced appointments relevant to the local government sector see Nicky Morgan and Ian Duncan-Smith retain their roles as Education Secretary and Work & Pensions Secretary respectively.
Theresa May has also kept her position as Home Secretary.
Boris Johnson will attend Conservative 'political Cabinet' meetings but will not run a Government department, with one year left as Mayor of London.
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