Theresa May's Cabinet meets as reshuffle continues

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Theresa May's cabinet has met for the first time after a reshuffle that triggered a ministerial resignation and was dismissed by Labour as a "lacklustre PR exercise".
Justine Greening quit after refusing to move departments, and Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt persuaded the PM to keep him in post with a beefed-up role.
The most high-profile cabinet ministers all kept their jobs.
More junior ministerial changes are being made on Tuesday.
New Tory chairman Brandon Lewis said the reshuffle would be like a "breath of fresh air" by the time it is finished.
But it was being called "embarrassing" and "shambolic" by some Tory MPs, the BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg said.
In other appointments:
  • Ms Greening was replaced as education secretary by Damian Hinds
  • Esther McVey was promoted to work and pensions secretary
  • Justice Secretary David Lidington was moved to the Cabinet Office, and will deputise for Mrs May at Prime Minister's Questions
  • David Gauke replaced Mr Lidington as justice secretary
  • Matt Hancock is culture secretary and Karen Bradley is the new Northern Ireland secretary
Two departments were renamed - housing was added to the title of the communities department while the title of Mr Hunt's health brief now includes social care.
Mr Lewis replaces Sir Patrick McLoughlin as Conservative Party chairman, with James Cleverly becoming his deputy.