British PM Johnson picks Dominic Raab as foreign secretary

LONDON: Boris Johnson has given key cabinet roles to leading Brexiteers after after taking charge as the UK’s new prime minister.

Newly elected British Prime Minister Johnson picked Dominic Raab and Priti Patel as foreign secretary and home secretary, respectively.

Similarly, Sajid Javid has been named as the new chancellor as more than half of Theresa May’s old cabinet, including leadership rival Jeremy Hunt, quit or were sacked.

Earlier, Johnson said the Brexit “doomsters and gloomsters” were wrong and the UK would leave on 31 October.

Speaking outside No 10, he said the UK would meet that deadline “no ifs, no buts”, adding: “The buck stops with me.”

Along with the resignations, more than half of Theresa May’s cabinet are no longer in their roles.

Stephen Barclay: Brexit secretary (retains post)
Michael Gove: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and no-deal Brexit planning
Ben Wallace: Defence secretary
Liz Truss: International trade secretary
Matt Hancock: Health secretary (retains post)
Gavin Williamson: Education secretary
Nicky Morgan: Culture secretary
Andrea Leadsom: Business secretary
Amber Rudd: Work and pensions secretary (retains post)
Jacob Rees-Mogg: Leader of the Commons

(Agencies)