Boris Johnson appoints new Cabinet team after brutal purge of Jeremy Hunt supporters

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Boris Johnson is appointing his top team as prime minister.

• Boris Johnson is appointing his Cabinet after becoming the UK's new prime minister.
• He began the process by sacking a swathe of former supporters of his defeated rival Jeremy Hunt.
• They were replaced by supporters of his campaign.
• Scroll below to read an updated list of the new members of Boris Johnson's first Cabinet.
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Boris Johnson is appointing his new Cabinet after a purge from government of supporters of his defeated rival Jeremy Hunt.

Shortly after being confirmed as the United Kingdom's new prime minister, Johnson sacked a swathe of prominent supporters of the former Foreign Secretary.

Those on the way out included the former International Trade Secretary Liam Fox and the former Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt.

Hunt himself announced on Twitter that he had refused a demotion from Foreign Secretary and would return to the backbenches.

Here is who has been confirmed as members of Johnson's new-look government.

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