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Live updates: Cameron allies culled in cabinet shake-up

  • Prime Minister Theresa May has unveiled her new government
  • George Osborne, Michael Gove, Nicky Morgan and John Whittingdale have been sacked
  • Liz Truss has been named justice secretary and Justine Greening becomes education secretary
  • While former Tory leadership hopeful Andrea Leadsom has been named environment secretary
  • Stephen Crabb and Theresa Villiers both resigned from the government
  • ITV News' Robert Peston said the reshuffle was a "massive political, cultural and social shift"
  • The world is continuing to react to Boris Johnson's appointment as foreign secretary
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Theresa Villiers no longer Northern Ireland secretary

Theresa Villiers Credit: PA

Theresa Villiers said she has resigned as Northern Ireland Secretary, adding that the "new Prime Minister was kind enough to offer me a role but it was not one which I felt I could take on".

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