{"id":42687,"date":"2018-01-08T13:59:19","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T08:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tns.world\/?p=42687"},"modified":"2018-01-08T14:04:06","modified_gmt":"2018-01-08T09:04:06","slug":"british-pm-plans-cabinet-changes-as-brexit-enters-new-phase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tns.world\/?p=42687","title":{"rendered":"British PM plans Cabinet changes as Brexit enters new phase\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

LONDON Jan 08 (TNS):<\/strong> \u00a0British Prime Minister Theresa May will begin reshuffling her cabinet Monday in a bid to reassert authority after a torrid 2017 in which she lost her working majority and several ministers to scandals.<\/p>\n

The long-awaited shake-up arrives ahead of another year of potentially bruising battles over Brexit, as talks with the European Union enter a key new phase amid continued divisions in the Conservative party.<\/p>\n

It also comes as the prime minister tries to reset her leadership in the face of a resurgent opposition Labour party, which exceeded expectations in the snap election May called — and nearly lost — last summer.<\/p>\n

Labour has started the New Year attacking her government’s handling of the crisis-hit health service and railways.<\/p>\n

The reshuffle is not expected to result in any high-profile sackings, with foreign minister and Brexit proponent Boris Johnson, pro-EU finance minister Philip Hammond and Brexit Secretary David Davis all set to keep their jobs.<\/p>\n

May has limited political capital for bold moves and cannot afford to upset the pro- and anti-EU balance of her cabinet following the loss of her parliamentary majority in the last election and persistent internal turmoil over Brexit and her leadership.<\/p>\n

The reboot is nonetheless predicted to be the biggest overhaul of her team since she took power in July 2016, with reports of up to a quarter of cabinet roles impacted.<\/p>\n

Several ministers may receive promotions, while a handful of MPs are anticipated to join the cabinet.<\/p>\n

The Daily Telegraph reported that May will name a “cabinet minister for no deal” to be based alongside Davis in the department for exiting the EU.<\/p>\n

The new minister will provide regular updates on preparation for leaving the bloc without a trade deal and have “a significant budget”, the paper said.<\/p>\n

The role was an attempt to show Brussels that London “was serious about leaving the EU without a deal if talks fail”, it added.<\/p>\n

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