Ten questions for Johnson’s reshuffle

Among them are: what does he do about economic policy? Who runs Downing Street? And: what about the Home and Foreign Offices?

David Gauke: Ten years for lying on a form. Disproportionate – and characteristic of our cavalier approach to sentencing.

If we impose yet more draconian prison sentences to win a political arms race, the burdens on the taxpayer will become unsustainable.

Javid is Chancellor. Tugendhat, Foreign Secretary. May, Home Secretary. Introducing the Alternative Cabinet.

The real one is widely and correctly dismissed as weak.  So we’ve had a go at assembling a stronger team.  Here is the result.

Johnson’s reshuffle. If he isn’t Thinking Big it should be Kept Small.

Let Sunak and Dowden join Jenrick at the top table. And that should be about it. If the Coronavirus takes off, Ministerial changes will be the least of our worries.

Iain Dale: My reshuffle predictions. The Prime Minister believes he has delivered for his supporters – and now owes them nothing.

Plus: A sofa, two dogs, no cup of tea – and my Brexit evening. And: the pre-eminence of Policy Exchange.

“Get out of London.” Now watch Johnson and Cummings turn the country upside down. Or try to.

Don’t expect Downing Street to bother too much about what MPs or the media think as it prepares to shake up government and Whitehall.

John Bald: Labour’s education policy of hiding failings by abolishing tests and independent inspection is the way of the ostrich

But there remains important unfinished business for the Conservatives to carry out – if we get the opportunity.

Johnson’s ministerial appointments

We’ll continue to update this as the Prime Minister fills out the lower ranks of his government.

Johnson’s reshuffle. Live Blog. Seven of his leadership rivals get jobs. Rees-Mogg in as Leader of the House.

We can now see the new Government taking shape, after a dramatic bout of sackings and new appointments at the top.

Promotions for Frazer and Murrison as May fills out her Government

The new Solicitor General and FCO/DfID minister are both sensible choices, which might say more about the Prime Minister’s position than her judgement.

Judy Terry: How the Conservatives can win in the “Eastern Region”

A recent Conservative conference for the area found eagerness to discuss radical policies and to embrace innovative campaigning techniques. An encouraging sign for the local elections.

The shuffle. May’s women gap.

It is hard to appoint more women to Cabinet when there are few senior women to promote. We count only four at Minister of State level.

James Frayne: The Government needs fresh faces – here are seven MPs who should be promoted

Raab, Badenoch, Sunak, O’Brien, Eustice, Frazer and Tugendhat should all be more senior and more visible.

Parliamentary Private Secretaries: full list

Seema Kennedy becomes the Prime Minister’s second PPS. Brexiteer Kwasi Kwarteng is PPS to Philip Hammond. And much, much more.

James Frayne: The four big issues Downing Street needs to fix

May’s team have got off to a good start, but as they take stock after conference some early challenges are clearly taking shape.