This followed the day's pattern of appointments generally making sense but still managing to be farcical.
Claire Perry allowed to attend cabinet, remains junior at business but a sign of confidence towards her future, Jeremy Wright ditto as Attorney General though perhaps less of a nod towards his future, Amber Rudd gets woman and equalities at a very late hour and then Caroline Noakes to immigration from her role at DWP, hard working figure but immigration has never come across as her interest.
Stays: Cairns, Leadsom despite briefings, Truss, Julian Smith
Number of cabinet sacked: 0. Authority!
Junior ranks: Mark Garnier said he was sacked from trade while quickly emerged Philip Dunne (health), Robert Goodwill (education) and John Hayes (transport) were gone, Dunne perhaps dooming himself with health questions yesterday before "resigning" while Hayes does seem to have actually resigned so he can do stuff on "socially elevating conservatism" and increasing membership. Alok Sharma moved from housing to employment to free up the post for David Raab[b] who might not be overly pleased having been widely expected to get to cabinet, leaves a role he was well suited for one that doesn't seem Raab's strong suit but on other hand housing is something that needs major minds, he would seem close to Javid's way of economic thinking and meant to be key government priority. [b]Jo Johnson moves from universities to transport+London which seems an odd move and is replaced by Sam Gyimah who has worked on education before, DWP's Caroline Dinenage moved to health and promoted as has treasury's Stephen Barclay. In a "Jo Johnson" like bizarre move, the able and experienced Rory Stewart moved from Africa to Justice which seems ill-suited, Margot James moved from business and given bigger rank at Culture, Harriet Baldwin promoted as she goes from defence to foreign office+Dfid so that one at least makes sense
Then the backbenches got their chance, Rishi Sunak to housing, barrister Lucy Frazer gets justice (a legal mind in justice, must be an error by May

Six news whips: Kelly Tolhurst, Mims Davies, Amanda Milling, Jo Churchill, Wendy Morton as well as Ghani
Note most do not have any past connection to their roles, just some so bizarre I felt need to comment on it.
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-Hunt apologises after liking tweet of Greening going, says it was an error. Zahwai then retweets Nandy saying McVey's appointment is appalling
-Rayner shows class as she says she and Greening disagreed on a range of policies but Greening always treated her with dignity and respect, she wishes Greening well.
-The education establishment and unions not happy at Greening going, they liked her diplomacy and the quiet reforms
-I think press share Soames comment "Is that it? I don't mean to be rude or to be seen as disloyal but there needs to be a major improvement to the reshuffle tomorrow", though I liked Telegraph's "Night of the Blunt Stiletto"
-Been noted no BME person got promoted on day 1 and though up to 10 females in cabinet, only 6 are full appointments which is less the Blair managed
-May has managed to keep the Brexit/Remain balance in cabinet, says the entire team including junior ministers means her government is more representative of the people it serves
-Commons was clearly not happy with Toby Young and he has now resigned
-Brandon Lewis defends reshuffle but when asked if Tory party is in a mess, merely says he wouldn't quite go that far
-Juncker says Brexit will go ahead
-A fair few wishing May wouldn't swap people's jobs around as she is doing
-Ministerial Code to be beefed up
-Matt Hancock says BBC must do more on gender pay while the Director General has been summoned by culture Committee to explain
-Hollyrood's finance and constitution committee asks Hollyrood to refuse to give assent to Brexit bill due to clause 11 (ie what is delegated from Westminster to Scotland)
-Brexit department tables 25 amendments to Brexit bill
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-Osborne pleased to see old friends of his doing well but describes the reshuffle as unusual
-IDS thinks changes at junior ranks will allow May to do a major reshuffle to promote them in around nine months
-Richard Leonard says election is more likely then second Brexit referendum but thinks Commons will reject Brexit deal
-Steve Richards doing a radio show on radio 4 about Cameron
-Osborne says Tories would be finished if Labour were competent as May delivers hatrick of worst manifesto, worst conference speech, worst reshuffle
-Soames unhappy at sacking of Dunne and puzzled by Rory Stewart move
-FT’s legal commentator David Allen Green has raised the point that moving out Lidington and Raab, who had both done the heavy legal work, of justice department party way through Withdrawal bill was not a good idea
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-Eaton on reshuffle exposes May weaknesses
-Bush puzzled by sacking of Greening
-Toynbee rails against May reshuffle
-Ian Sinclair sees Thornberry's rise as a danger for Corbynites
-Jane Merrik calls reshuffle a wasted opportunity