RESHUFFLE CONTINUES
Boris Johnson is dishing out the last of the ministerial jobs this afternoon, Downing Street has said.
The majority of posts have now been filled, but some junior positions will be appointed.
After handing out the last of the jobs, the PM will have a working dinner with Dutch PM Mark Rutte.
RESHUFFLE CONTINUES...
Boris Johnson is dishing out the last few junior ministerial positions this afternoon.
Almost all jobs have now been appointed but MPs aren't switching their phones to silent just yet.
Downing St said the remaining ministers should be appointed this afternoon.
CABINET REMINDED OF PRIORITIES
Boris Johnson reminded his new Cabinet of the Government's priorities as laid out at the 2019 election.
They include recruiting 20,000 more police officers, cutting crime, building 48 new hospitals, rolling out gigabit broadband, improving skills, getting to net zero and levelling up opportunities for everyone across the UK.
The PM also said the Government is prepared to take difficult decisions - including the recent controversy over the tax-hiking social care plan.
DATA DRIVE
Cabinet Ministers were told by the head of the No10 delivery unit Emily Lawson to get better at cross-Whitehall data sharing.
Boris Johnson's official spokesperson said: "The ambition is to improve data across all departments, some of which is already quite evolved, some of which needs more work."
PM'S REES-MOGG JOKE
Boris Johnson lightened the mood at Cabinet with a quip aimed at father-of six Jacob Rees-Mogg.
The PM said: "I'm just thinking about delivery... I've seen a few delivery rooms, probably seen as many delivery rooms as anybody in this... apart from the exception of Jacob.
"I know that delivery normally involves a superhuman effort by at least one person in the room.
"But there are plenty of other people in that room who are absolutely indispensable to that successful outcome."
LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION
"Power is a lot like real estate. It's all about location, location, location. The closer you are to the source, the higher your property value."
So went a famous quote from the scheming Frank Underwood in political drama House of Cards - and so it also goes in the Cabinet.
Boris Johnson is flanked by his powerful Chancellor Rishi Sunak and civil service boss Simon Case, who always sits beside the PM.
Interestingly, demoted Justice Secretary Dominic Raab bags the plum spot directly opposite the PM.
Downing St clearly wants to prove that his new title of Deputy PM is more than just a symbolic sweetener.
New Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Defence Secretary Ben Wallace are also in the mix.
