Tamworth MP Chris Pincher has been appointed housing minister, replacing Esther McVey who was sacked this morning. 50 year old Pincher was previously minister of state for Europe and the Americas in the Foreign Office and before that in the Whips' Office. He becomes the tenth housing minister since the Conservatives came to power in 2010.
Robert Jenrick has kept his job as housing secretary in a cabinet reshuffle made more complicated by the resignation of chancellor Sajid Javid. Rishi Sunak has been promoted to chancellor from chief secretary to the Treasury.
The reshuffle also saw George Eustice, MP for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle, replace Theresa Villiers as environment secretary, and former housing minister Alok Sharma (Reading West) replace Andrea Leadsom as business secretary.
