party in ever of a governing party in political history. some people think, great, he is getting on with it, the cabinet has been full of no hopers who have not been able to make decisions, but it is going down extremely badly with other senior conservatives, he has said it is not a new government, it is a warped ta keover a new government, it is a warped takeover and will not last. some continuity, sajid javid, sources tell me, is believed to be becoming the chancellor. previously the home secretary, already in a big job and he is believed to move into qatar number11. he is believed to move into qatar number 11. but from what we know so far, borisjohnson number 11. but from what we know so far, boris johnson is number 11. but from what we know so far, borisjohnson is going for bravado rather than keeping things the same. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are.

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this is bbc news i am at downing street. borisjohnson becomes the uk's new prime minister and promises to deliver brexit by the 31st of october. we will fulfil the repeated promises of parliament to the people and come out of the eu in october the 31st, no apps or buts. i have every confidence that in 99 days‘ time we will have cracked it. all change in the cabinet, more than half of them have been either sacked oi’ half of them have been either sacked or quit. jeremy hunt is the biggest casualties. the defence secretary penny mordaunt, who backed mr hunt for the tory leadership and another jeremy hunt supporter liam fox are among others heading to the backbenches. theresa may bids farewell to downing street and heads to buckingham palace to hand in her resignation to the queen. after making herfinal resignation to the queen. after making her final speech outside number ten. either continue to do

all i can to serve the national interest and play my part in making oui’ interest and play my part in making our united kingdom a great country with a great future. a country that truly works for everyone. the first day of borisjohnson premiership has been marked by several protests, including one by climate change activists who disrupted his journey to buckingham palace to be appointed prime minister by the queen. we are here at westminster tonight with a new prime minister installed in downing street. changes to a government ministerial post are happening thick and fast over half the cabinet has already gone. boris johnson stood in front of number ten about two hours ago and insisted that the back stops with him. his speech came a few minutes after he

had an audience at the queen, who asked him to form a government. a short while before that theresa may had also visited buckingham palace where she attended her resignation, before leaving for her constituency. in his speech, mrjohnson promised to deliver brexit. he set out a number of immediate policy pledges, including on the police, social care and education. for which he said he would take personal responsibility. he declared he was commenced the uk could make a brexit deal, but had to be ready for all outcomes. it is, of course, vital, at the same time, that we prepare for the remote possibility that brussels refuses any further to negotiate. andrea forced to come out with no—deal. not because they want that outcome, of course not. but because it is only common sense to prepare. we are

hearing that sajid javid has been given thejob of hearing that sajid javid has been given the job of chancellor. that is widely predicted. he is still inside number ten. boris johnson first widely predicted. he is still inside number ten. borisjohnson first ads of pi minister has been to carry out one of the most wide—ranging, some cypresses, cabinet reshuffle is in modern political history. eight cabinet minister act and five more resigning. for more ministers who attend cabinet meetings have gone, too. they include some of the biggest names in a cabinet. foreign secretaryjeremy biggest names in a cabinet. foreign secretary jeremy hunt biggest names in a cabinet. foreign secretaryjeremy hunt has left the government after nine years. despite being offered another cabinet rule by borisjohnson. being offered another cabinet rule by boris johnson. the being offered another cabinet rule by borisjohnson. the defence secretary penny mordaunt, who backed mr huntfor secretary penny mordaunt, who backed mr hunt for the toy leadership is leaving the role after only two months in thejob. anotherjeremy hunt supporter, international trade secretary liam fox of the heading to the backbenches. chris grayling, the transport secretary, has also gone.

the business secretary greg clark, who is in opposition to eight no—deal brexit has been sacked. theresa may's former deputy give his notice after the former prime minster resigned. community secretary james brokenshire, who minster resigned. community secretaryjames brokenshire, who did back borisjohnson secretaryjames brokenshire, who did back boris johnson in secretaryjames brokenshire, who did back borisjohnson in the race has announced on twitter that he'll be leaving the government. northern ireland secretary karen bradley will be returning to the backbenches, as police culture secretary. education secretary damien hinds has tweeted to say he has left government and caroline noakes to say he has left government and caroline noa kes has to say he has left government and caroline noakes has left her position, too. well, in the last few minutes we have also heard that mel stride has left the government. let us stride has left the government. let us speak to a former cabinet minister, whojoins us now from another part of westminster. this is pretty worth of stuff, isn't it? theresa may sacked quite a few,

didn't she? three years ago, this goes way beyond anything else. i guess it is the duty or right of any prime minister to decide who they wa nt prime minister to decide who they want in the cabinet. i think in particular, borisjohnson want in the cabinet. i think in particular, boris johnson has properly looked at reza maples might experience where she has been very cautious about moving anybody on. i think she only had one reshuffle. he probably feels it is time for a bit ofa probably feels it is time for a bit of a change. anybody who joins the cabinets need to be signed up to the government's policy. not a bad idea to have a cabbage that is united from day one. what about the diversity of the cabinet? we have had quite a lot about that. a press release last night said he was to reflect modern britain. sajid javid, we know, has just reflect modern britain. sajid javid, we know, hasjust been reflect modern britain. sajid javid, we know, has just been confirmed as the chancellor of the exchequer. widely predicted, that has now been confirmed. pity the tales of going

on, we think she may become secretary. how important to think it is to have diversity? —— priti patel going in. so obvious it barely needs saying. why not have a government that actually reflects modern britain? having more people and do mention sajid javid, he will be the first muslim chancellor. priti patel going on, we do not know what decision for yet. it all makes perfect sense. boris already said he wa nted perfect sense. boris already said he wanted to have more women in cabinet. down at the rose garden area there are pictures above all the previous cabinets, glue the back and see margaret thatcher sitting as the only woman in cupboard cabinet and you realise just how out of date that looks in modern—day britain. it is really good that boris is

pursuing that and making the cabinet more like the country. so, what kind of leader is boris johnson more like the country. so, what kind of leader is borisjohnson going to be? his team talk about his time as london mayor were he delegated, but he was a figurehead, really. leading the charge, these are him in front of the cameras and all the rest of it. it is different though when you're prime minister, you do obviously have to make the decision. he cannot delegate anywhere near as much. but the most important job as preminger stresses that the objectives and agenda. i think in that speech you saw borisjohnson really setting out the big picture. but also, not just really setting out the big picture. but also, notjust on brexit, he said there were other things we urgently need to get done in this country and he laid them out. for making sure that all this extra cash thatis making sure that all this extra cash that is now going into the nhs is actually felt by patient, by sorting out long—term care and other types of things. we can and should do as a country. what kind of prime minister? i think he will surprise

people by governing as a centre—right politician, quite liberal socially. he was there before even david cameron and the rest of them, he was aussie police a lwa ys rest of them, he was aussie police always putting on the most liberal wing of the party. but also,... and so, finally, you expect in a call? as a job that you would like? ira to have a job, serving my constituents which i love doing. i have no idea —— i already have a job. thank you so much forjoining us. job. thank you so much forjoining us. let us hear more about boris johnson incoming speech as a new pie minister in front of the ten downing st earlier this afternoon. i've paid

tribute to the fortitude and patience of my predecessor and her deep sense of public service. but in spite of all her efforts, it has become clear that there are pessimists at home and abroad who think, after three years of indecision, that this country has become a prisoner to the old arguments of 2016. in the sum of democracy, we are incapable of honouring a democratic mandate. so, iam standing honouring a democratic mandate. so, i am standing before you today to tell you, the british people, that those critics are wrong. the doubters, the doomsters, the gloom stairs, they are going to get it wrong again. we are going to restore trust in our democracy. we are going to refill the repeated promises of parliament to the people and come out of the eu on october the 31st.

no it's, or buts. we will a new deal, a better deal, that will allows to maximise... based on free trade, major support. i allows to maximise... based on free trade, majorsupport. i have every confidence that in 99 days' time, we will have cracked it. do know what? we are not going to wait 99 days. the british people have had enough of waiting. the time has come to act, to take decisions, to give strong leadership and to change this country for the better. although the queen hasjust country for the better. although the queen has just honoured country for the better. although the queen hasjust honoured me, myjob is to serve you, the people. if there is one point as politicians need to remember, it is that the people are bosses. that was new prime minister boris johnson

speaking a little earlier. since then, he has sacked quite a large number of the cabinet and is currently appointing the new faces. we know so far that sajid javid has been made to the chancellor, but others still inside. expecting a new foreign secretary to come out but it shortly. let us speak now to the conservative mp for shrewsbury, who joins us from westminster. can you tell me what you think of this wide—ranging reshuffle, an awful lots pretty loyal ministers being sacked? i think it was inevitable. we have seen quite extraordinary scenes in the cabinet over the last few months. whereby cabinet ministers have been moving away from the official government line and cabinet collective responsibility has been frayed at the edges. boris johnson is sending a very clear signal. he has promised the british people that were leaving on the 31st of october and he expects everybody who is in that cabinet to agree to

and respect that decision. i cannot tell you the amount of frustration that i hear on the doorsteps of my constituency of shrewsbury that having voted to withdraw from the european union three years ago, we still have not left. this has to be a priority for our government and for our country. liz truss has just gone engine number ten for top she has been very loyal to borisjohnson and we can expect to get a senior job. i think we are hearing also that, just reading here, maybe that priti patel has got a job, but maybe not confirmed yet. when it comes to brexit, what is the way forward? how is borisjohnson brexit, what is the way forward? how is boris johnson going brexit, what is the way forward? how is borisjohnson going to do this? is parliament blocks the no—deal that he is willing to go forward with? well, the default position, of course, is in law that we are leaving the european union on the sist leaving the european union on the 31st of october. if some of the

remainders managed to create some form of vote of no—confidence in the government or some other such thing to try to continue to impede and block brexit or manage a no—deal brexit i should say, then of course there is the distinct possibility of a general election. i and not a general election. land not frightened of a general election. i think there is a quiet majority in this country who respect the fact that we had taken the decision to leave the european union and l rather suspect and hope that they would back borisjohnson under such circumstances in a general election. we can longer allow or afford for a remain parliament to create gridlock and paralysis. to take on the british people, that is exactly what has been happening over the last three years. this parliament... they would say that the country did not necessarily vote for no—deal. there was not much talk about thatjoin the referendum. the talk was all

about getting easier still in history. i think the british people are far more intelligent than some of these remain mps would give them credit. the british people voted to leave the european union knowing that it meant leaving the customs union, it meant leaving the single market, it meant regaining control of our borders and our form policy. if the european union is still, after the three defeats the previous ministration had over the withdrawal agreement, if the european union, and by the way they have a trade surplus with us over £95 billion a year, if they are not prepared to understand and accept that the withdrawal agreement is dead any water and is unbuttoned viable, then a managed no—deal is the only alternative. either way, a managed no—deal is the only alternative. eitherway, as a managed no—deal is the only alternative. either way, as you know, the manager of the ports of door and calais have said that they had been preparing for a no—deal for a long time. now borisjohnson is

basically reaching out to the british industry and saying let us get ready, let us work together, let government help and support you to prepare for a managed no—deal that is the outcome of the negotiations. it isa is the outcome of the negotiations. it is a spirit of can do, it is a spirit of believing in our country. we live, we are fortunate enough to live in one of the greatest countries in the world and l live in one of the greatest countries in the world and i speak as somebody who came to this country as somebody who came to this country as an emigrant in 1978 as a sexual. we have to believe in this country and believe that our future is prosperous. but not be tied to this artificial political union of the european union. just to keep viewers up european union. just to keep viewers up to date with what is going on, just to confirm sajid javid has left downing street, he is the new chancellor. priti patel has also just left, she has been confirmed as the new home secretary. those two

very seniorjobs, the new home secretary. those two very senior jobs, handed the new home secretary. those two very seniorjobs, handed out now and we are expecting an excellent b foreign secretary, who we think will probably be dominic raab. there are a couple of other managers endeavours of the job of handing out those posts is well under way. just finally, can i just those posts is well under way. just finally, can ijust ask those posts is well under way. just finally, can i just ask you those posts is well under way. just finally, can ijust ask you about unity in the party? the last three yea rs have really unity in the party? the last three years have really been marked by a total breakdown in discipline, really, when it comes in the cabinet and other ministers. is there anyway that boris johnson can and other ministers. is there anyway that borisjohnson can bring that unity back to the all—party? not even just the comments, but the all—party? even just the comments, but the all-party? absolutely, starts of cosmetic cabinet. if backbenchers see that the cabinet is united and disciplined and if backbenchers see that there is collective cabinet responsibility. it is by my likely to be unity within the parliamentary party. i have to say, colleagues have to understand, and l party. i have to say, colleagues have to understand, and i hope they respect the fact that, we must now come together as a party, no divided party ever went a general election.

if we are disunited, then we will be allowing a semi—marxist to enter numberten allowing a semi—marxist to enter number ten downing st with all the economic consequences that would ensue. thank you very much for joining us this evening on another dramatic night here in downing street. appointments to the new cabinet under boris johnson street. appointments to the new cabinet under borisjohnson well under way. before going to buckingham palace to meet the queen, theresa may made her last statement i downing street. this is what she had to say. to serve as prime minister of the united kingdom is the greatest honour. the heavy responsibilities are outweighed by the huge potential to serve your country. you achieved nothing alone. asi country. you achieved nothing alone. as i leave downing street, my final words are of sincere thanks. to my collea g u es words are of sincere thanks. to my colleagues in government and parliament, to everyone in the

building behind me and across the civil service. to the men and women of our armed forces and security services. and to the public servant in our schools, our nhs, our police and the other emergency services. all are inspired by the noble wish to serve their country in the national interest. i also want to thank the british people. everyone who loves our great country, who works hard for their family and once their children and grandchildren to enjoy greater opportunity than they did. thank you for putting your faith in me and giving me the chance to serve. this is a country of aspiration and opportunity. and i hope that every young girl who has seen a woman prime hope that every young girl who has seen a woman prime minister now knows for sure that there are