James Cleverly has been named as the Westminster government’s third education secretary in three days, as Boris Johnson appointed a new Cabinet to see out whatever remains of his premiership.
Mr Cleverly, formerly a minister in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, was promoted after Michelle Donelan’s resignation presaged Mr Johnson’s own announcement that he would step down as prime minister later this year.
Ms Donelan had been promoted from her previous position as higher education minister less than 36 hours earlier, after Nadhim Zahawi was picked to replace Rishi Sunak as chancellor of the Exchequer.
