Sajid Javid quits, Rishi Sunak rises, and the all-new cabinet

Political Fix

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🗓️ 15 February 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Boris Johnson’s first major cabinet reshuffle did not go to plan this week, as Sajid Javid abruptly quit as chancellor over a row about his advisers. We look at the tension between No 10 and No 11 Downing Street, Javid’s replacement Rishi Sunak, and what lies ahead for the Budget. Plus, we’ll examine the other hirings and firings in the cabinet. Presented by Sebastian Payne, with George Parker, Miranda Green and Chris Giles. Produced by Anna Dedhar and Jack Denton.

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0:39.0	Welcome to F.T. Politics, our weekly discussion on what's happening in Westminster from the Financial Times.
0:44.8	I'm Sebastian Payne.
0:46.4	As you might have guessed in this week's episode, we're going to be discussing Boris Johnson's
0:50.8	big cabinet reshuffle. We'll be digging into the dramatic departure of Chancellor
0:55.4	Sanja Javid, the rapid rise of Riesi Sunak, what it means for the upcoming budget and the
1:01.2	UK's finances.
1:02.2	There's also many more major changes to key
1:05.1	Whitehall departments, environment, business, international development and the
1:09.3	Attorney General's office will be explaining all the new appointments and what this means for where
1:13.7	the Prime Minister is heading. To do this I'm delighted to be joined by our
1:17.2	political editor George Parker, deputy opinion and to Miranda Green and economics
1:21.7	editor Chris Charles. Thank you all for joining and if you find
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1:33.8	Thursday's cabinet reshuffle was billed as a muted affair.
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