Theresa May carried out the first reshuffle of her minority government in January 2018. Following the resignation of her deputy, Damian Green as First Secretary of State in December 2017, the reshuffle had been highly anticipated and briefed in the press. There were reports of "up to a quarter" of her cabinet ministers who might lose their positions, including Boris Johnson, who had been seen to cause a number of political gaffes during his term as Foreign Secretary.[1][2] The reshuffle was seen as an opportunity for May to reassert authority, greatly diminished following the result of the snap general election the previous year. Despite being described by 10 Downing Street as a chance to "refresh" the Cabinet,[3] few changes were made to the ministerial line-up. On 9 January, newspaper headlines reflected the chaotic nature of May's reshuffle, with The Daily Telegraph describing it as, "The Night of the Blunt Stiletto",[4] a reference to the 1962 reshuffle carried out by Harold Macmillan.
It was widely reported Jeremy Hunt was due to be moved from the Department for Health to become Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, but refused. Instead he defended his position as Health Secretary and convinced May to allow him to remain in post, and for "Social Care" to be added to the name of his department.[5] After considerable speculation Justine Greening would lose her job as Education Secretary, she refused the offer of Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and chose instead to resign from the government.[6]
^Dan Bloom (31 December 2017). "Theresa May 'set to sack up to a quarter of her Cabinet within weeks'". Daily Mirror.
^Catherine Neilan (1 January 2018). "Boris Johnson, Chris Grayling, Patrick McLouglin, Justine Greening and Andrea Leadsom face sack as Theresa May mulls New Year Cabinet reshuffle". City A.M. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
^Tim Shipman; Caroline Wheeler (7 January 2018). "Theresa May's cabinet reshuffle to reflect diverse UK — but Boris Johnson will stay in post". Sunday Times.
^Gordon Rayner (9 January 2018). "Night of the blunt stiletto". Daily Telegraph.
^Mikey Smith (8 January 2018). "Jeremy Hunt has got a new job in Theresa May's Cabinet reshuffle after an hour inside Number 10". Daily Mirror.
^Jack Maidment; Kate McCann (8 January 2018). "Theresa May's chaotic Cabinet reshuffle: Jeremy Hunt refuses job as business secretary as Justine Greening quits". Daily Telegraph.
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