Johnson’s new-look cabinet to meet for first time today

It was a hectic first night in office for new Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as he replaced more than half the cabinet following a swathe of resignations and sackings. The new-look cabinet will meet this morning, with seats around the table for Dominic Raab and Priti Patel, who returned to government as foreign secretary and home secretary respectively. Sajid Javid was made chancellor but there was no place for Mr Johnson’s leadership rival Jeremy Hunt.

The changes have brought the average age down by three years to 48, female representation down 5% to 26% and doubled the number of people who voted Leave in the 2016 EU referendum to 12.

There will be plenty of challenges for the new government. Much attention will now focus on the opposition parties, with Scotland’s first minister, the SNP’s Nicola Sturgeon, already calling for an “alternative option”for her nation.