{"id":42567,"date":"2018-01-08T00:02:03","date_gmt":"2018-01-07T19:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tns.world\/?p=42567"},"modified":"2018-01-08T01:28:52","modified_gmt":"2018-01-07T20:28:52","slug":"pm-may-to-reassert-her-authority-in-a-cabinet-reshuffle-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tns.world\/?p=42567","title":{"rendered":"PM May to reassert her authority in a cabinet reshuffle today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LONDON, Jan 08 (TNS):<\/strong> Britain\u2019s government is to undergo a reshuffle today as Prime Minister Theresa May looks to reassert her authority following a string of high-profile departures, according to MPs.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Prime Minister Damian Green is set to be replaced after stepping down last month over a pornography scandal, following on from the departures of ministers Michael Fallon and Priti Patel embroiled in separate controversies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Damian Green\u2019s departure before Christmas means that some changes do have to be made, and I will be making some changes,&#8221; May told BBC\u2019s Andrew Marr Show on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>A Labour MP who wished to remain anonymous told AFP that the reshuffle would take place on Monday, having received confirmation from Conservative colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>May\u2019s Downing Street office also said that widespread reports that cabinet ministers would discover their fate on Monday were not inaccurate.<\/p>\n<p>Green\u2019s resignation came as part of a broader scandal over sexual harassment at Westminster, which prompted defence minister, Fallon\u2019s departure in November.<\/p>\n<p>His resignation was followed a week later by that of Patel, Britain\u2019s overseas aid minister, who stepped down over unauthorised meetings in Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is believed to be in line to take over Green\u2019s role, while the Sunday Telegraph reported that education minister Justine Greening was facing the sack.<\/p>\n<p>Leading figures such as foreign minister Boris Johnson, finance minister Philip Hammond and Brexit Secretary David Davis are expected to stay in their roles.<\/p>\n<p>Justice minister Dominic Raab, an ardent Brexit supporter, is reported to be in line for a top job, while May is also predicted to promote more women and racially diverse members.<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy AFP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON, Jan 08 (TNS): Britain\u2019s government is to undergo a reshuffle today as Prime Minister Theresa May looks to reassert her authority following a string of high-profile departures, according to MPs. Deputy Prime Minister Damian Green is set to be replaced after stepping down last month over a pornography scandal, following on from the departures [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42568,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,491],"tags":[932,247],"class_list":["post-42567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","category-london","tag-international","tag-london"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42567"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42604,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42567\/revisions\/42604"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/42568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}