Boris Johnson will address his cabinet in the wake of Sajid Javid's bombshell decision to walk away from government.
Mr Javid's departure - which came after weeks of reported tensions between him and the PM's chief adviser Dominic Cummings - throws the date of the next budget on 11 March into doubt.Downing Street has refused to guarantee that it will go ahead as scheduled, with a spokesman saying only that"extensive preparations have already been carried out for the budget and they will continue at pace".
"He was a pleasure to work with and I hope to be able to build on his great work going forward," he added. Julian Smith was sacked as Northern Ireland secretary - months after helping deliver a power-sharing deal for the regionEsther McVey, another challenger for the Conservative crown in last year's contest, lost her job as housing ministerTheresa Villiers was sacked as environment secretary
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