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Live updates: Theresa May appoints new cabinet members in reshuffle

  • The Prime Minister is appointing new cabinet members in a reshuffle of her cabinet following an election that saw the Conservatives lose their majority.
  • On Friday Mrs May reappointed most of her senior cabinet team
  • It comes as the Conservative party continue talks to strike a "confidence and supply" agreement with the DUP after Tories lost their majority in the General Election
  • Former Housing Minister Gavin Barwell is appointed Downing Street's new chief of staff after Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill quit
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Sturgeon appeals to all MPs to keep UK in single market

Nicola Sturgeon has appealed for MPs from all parties to form a Brexit strategy which will benefit the "whole of the UK".

The Scottish First Minister said Theresa May has now "lost all authority and credibility" after she failed to form a majority Government.

Going forward, Ms Sturgeon said it was no longer acceptable to proceed into Brexit negotiations without a coherent plan.

She said: "It simply can't go on. Instead, there must now be an attempt to find consensus and bring people together.

"Last night has shown that the reckless Tory pursuit of a hard brexit must be abandoned.

"So I'm appealing to MPs from all parties to join together to keep the UK and Scotland in the European single market.

"By doing so, we can protect job, preserve our relationship with Europe and bring some order to these negotiations."

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