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The '''second May ministry''' was formed on 11 June 2017 after Queen [[Elizabeth II]] invited [[Theresa May]] to form a government following the [[United Kingdom general election, 2017|June 2017 snap general election]]. The election had resulted in a [[hung parliament]] after the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] lost its majority in the House of Commons. On 9 June 2017, May announced her intention to form a Conservative [[minority government]] sustained by the [[Democratic Unionist Party]] (see [[Conservative–DUP agreement]]); talks between the two parties regarding the agreement are ongoing.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news |title=May to form 'government of certainty' with DUP backing |url=http://www.bbc.com/news/election-2017-40219030 |publisher=BBC News |accessdate=9 June 2017}}</ref>
The '''second May ministry''' was formed on 11 June 2017 after Queen [[Elizabeth II]] invited [[Theresa May]] to form a government following the [[United Kingdom general election, 2017|June 2017 snap general election]]. The election had resulted in a [[hung parliament]] after the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] lost its majority in the House of Commons. On 9 June 2017, May announced her intention to form a Conservative [[minority government]] sustained by the [[Democratic Unionist Party]] (see [[Conservative–DUP agreement]]); talks between the two parties regarding the agreement are ongoing.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news |title=May to form 'government of certainty' with DUP backing |url=http://www.bbc.com/news/election-2017-40219030 |publisher=BBC News |accessdate=9 June 2017}}</ref> Until that time, May leads a [[Caretaker government|caretaker administration]].<ref>http://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/evening-standard-comment-theresa-may-s-northern-irish-bailout-has-a-cost-a3561271.html</ref>


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 17:00, 16 June 2017

Second May ministry
2017–present
Date formed11 June 2017
People and organisations
Head of stateQueen Elizabeth II
Head of governmentTheresa May
Head of government's history2016–present
Member party
Status in legislatureMinority
Opposition cabinetCorbyn Shadow Cabinet
Opposition partyLabour Party
Opposition leaderJeremy Corbyn
History
Election2017 general election
Legislature terms57th Parliament
PredecessorFirst May ministry

The second May ministry was formed on 11 June 2017 after Queen Elizabeth II invited Theresa May to form a government following the June 2017 snap general election. The election had resulted in a hung parliament after the Conservative Party lost its majority in the House of Commons. On 9 June 2017, May announced her intention to form a Conservative minority government sustained by the Democratic Unionist Party (see Conservative–DUP agreement); talks between the two parties regarding the agreement are ongoing.[1] Until that time, May leads a caretaker administration.[2]

History

Further information: Premiership of Theresa May and United Kingdom general election, 2017
See also: Conservative–DUP agreement

The 2017 snap election resulted in a hung parliament, with the Conservative Party having returned the most seats in the House of Commons, but without an overall majority. The DUP had suggested it would be able to provide a coalition or confidence and supply arrangement depending on negotiations.[3] Theresa May, incumbent Conservative prime minister, announced her intention on 9 June 2017 to form a new minority government with support from the DUP.[4] Both parties have signalled that this support will be in the form of a confidence and supply agreement, rather than a formal coalition.

On 10 June, a survey of 1,500 ConservativeHome readers found that almost two thirds of Conservative Party members wanted Theresa May to resign.[5] A YouGov poll of 1,720 adults for the Sunday Times had 48% saying Theresa May should resign, with 38% against.[6] A Survation poll of 1,036 adults online for the Mail on Sunday had 49% of people wanting her resignation, with 38% against.[6]

On 10 June 2017 10 Downing Street issued a statement that a Conservative–DUP agreement was reached in principle.[7] A few hours later, the statement was retracted when it was claimed that it had been "issued in error" and that talks between the Conservative Party and DUP were still ongoing.[8] Former Prime Minister, John Major is concerned that a deal between the Conservatives and DUP could endanger the Northern Irish peace prcess.[9]

On 11 June 2017 former Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, described May as a "dead woman walking".[10] Senior Labour politicians stated that they plan to challenge the Conservative minority government early and to put forward alternative policies in the reply to the Queen's Speech. Jeremy Corbyn said he believed there is a majority in parliament for many issues on which Labour "is sympathetic", giving as examples the repeal of the Under-occupancy penalty ('bedroom tax'), and maintaining the triple lock on pensions and the winter fuel allowance. In an interview conducted on 11 June, Corbyn stated that he expected another election to be held within a year.[11][12]

Michael Gove said the minority government will probably reduce austerity and increase spending on public services.[13] Stephen Bush of the New Statesman also expects less austerity. Bush notes if voters feel there is continued austerity in England, Scotland and Wales while the government spends generously in Northern Ireland to maintain the pact with the DUP then the Conservatives may become more unpopular.[14]

On the afternoon of 11 June, Theresa May finalised the composition of her cabinet.[15] The senior positions of Chancellor, Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary, as well as the Secretary of State for Exiting the EU, had already been confirmed on 9 June with all four incumbents staying in office. The reshuffle saw prominent Brexiteer MPs, such as Boris Johnson and David Davis, retain their roles, but also resulted in the promotion of Damien Green and David Gauke, politicians who had supported the remain side during the EU referendum.[16]

Cabinet

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List of ministers

Minister in the House of Commons Minister in the House of Lords
Ministers that attend cabinet are listed in bold

Prime Minister and the Cabinet Office

Office of the Prime Minister
Post Minister Term
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
First Lord of the Treasury
Minister for the Civil Service 		The Rt Hon. Theresa May MP July 2016–
First Secretary of State The Rt Hon. Damian Green MP June 2017–
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister George Hollingbery MP July 2016–
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the First Secretary of State Mark Pawsey MP July 2016–
Cabinet Office
Post Minister Term
Minister for the Cabinet Office The Rt Hon. Damian Green MP June 2017–
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Chairman of the Conservative Party (unpaid) 		The Rt. Hon. Sir Patrick McLoughlin MP July 2016–
Leader of the House of Commons
Lord President of the Council 		The Rt. Hon. Andrea Leadsom MP June 2017-
Parliamentary Secretary at the Cabinet Office
Minister for the Constitution 		Chris Skidmore MP July 2016–

Departments of state

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
(President of the Board of Trade 15–19 July 2016) 		The Rt Hon. Greg Clark MP July 2016–
Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation Jo Johnson MP
(jointly with Education) 		May 2015–
Minister of State for Climate Change and Industry The Hon. Claire Perry MP June 2017–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy and Intellectual Property The Lord Prior of Brampton PC Dec 2016–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility 		Margot James MP July 2016–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Minister for Industry and Energy 		Jesse Norman MP July 2016–
Communities and Local Government
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government The Rt Hon. Sajid Javid MP July 2016-
Minister of State for Housing and Planning Alok Sharma MP June 2017-
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Minister for Local Government 		Marcus Jones MP May 2015–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Minister for the Northern Powerhouse 		Andrew Percy MP July 2016–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities The Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (also with Wales) July 2016–
Culture, Media and Sport
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport The Rt. Hon. Karen Bradley MP July 2016-
Minister of State for Digital and Culture The Rt Hon. Matthew Hancock MP July 2016–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Minister for Sport, Heritage, and Tourism 		Tracey Crouch MP May 2015–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Minister for Civil Society
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State The Lord Ashton of Hyde
(also Lord-in-Waiting) 		July 2016–
Defence
Secretary of State for Defence The Rt Hon. Sir Michael Fallon KCB MP July 2014–
Minister of State for the Armed Forces Lt Col Mark Lancaster TD MP June 2017-
Minister of State The Earl Howe PC
(also Deputy Lords Leader) (unpaid) 		May 2015–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Harriett Baldwin MP July 2016–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Veterans, Reserves and Personnel
Education and Equalities
Secretary of State for Education
Minister for Women and Equalities 		The Rt Hon. Justine Greening MP July 2016–
Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills The Rt Hon. Anne Milton MP June 2017-
Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation Jo Johnson MP
(jointly with BEIS) 		July 2016–
Minister of State for School Standards The Rt Hon. Nick Gibb MP July 2014–
Minister of State for Vulnerable Children and Families Robert Goodwill MP June 2017-
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women, Equalities and Early Years Caroline Dinenage MP May 2015–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the School System The Lord Nash (unpaid) Oct 2013–
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The Rt Hon. Michael Gove MP June 2017–
Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food George Eustice MP October 2013–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment and Rural Life Opportunities Dr Thérèse Coffey MP July 2016–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity The Lord Gardiner of Kimble July 2016–
Exiting the European Union
Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union The Rt Hon. David Davis MP July 2016–
Minister of State The Baroness Anelay of St John's DBE PC June 2017-
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State The Hon. Robin Walker MP July 2016–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State The Lord Bridges of Headley MBE July 2016–
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs The Rt Hon. Boris Johnson MP July 2016–
Minister of State for Europe and the Americas The Rt Hon. Sir Alan Duncan KCMG MP July 2016–
Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the UN The Rt Hon. Alistair Burt MP
(jointly with DFID) 		June 2017-
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Minister for Asia and the Pacific
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Minister for the Middle East and Africa 		The Rt Hon. Tobias Ellwood MP July 2016–
Health
Secretary of State for Health The Rt Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP September 2012–
Minister of State for Health Philip Dunne MP July 2016–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Innovation
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Community Health and Care
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State The Lord O'Shaughnessy (also a whip) Dec 2016–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Jackie Doyle-Price MP June 2017–
Home Office
Secretary of State for the Home Department The Rt Hon. Amber Rudd MP July 2016–
Minister of State for Immigration The Rt Hon. Brandon Lewis MP July 2016–
Minister of State for Security The Rt Hon. Ben Wallace MP July 2016–
Minister of State Nick Hurd MP June 2017-
Minister of State The Baroness Williams of Trafford July 2016–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Vulnerability, Safeguarding and Countering Extremism Sarah Newton MP July 2016–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Internet Safety and Security The Baroness Shields OBE
(with Culture until Dec 2016) (unpaid) 		July 2016–
International Development
Secretary of State for International Development The Rt Hon. Priti Patel MP July 2016–
Minister of State Rory Stewart OBE MP
(jointly with FCO) 		July 2016–
Minister of State The Lord Bates PC October 2016–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
International Trade
Secretary of State for International Trade
President of the Board of Trade (19 July- 		The Rt Hon. Dr Liam Fox MP July 2016–
Minister of State for Trade and Investment
Minister for London 		The Rt Hon. Greg Hands MP July 2016–
Minister of State for Trade Policy The Lord Price CVO July 2016–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Mark Garnier MP July 2016–
Justice
Lord Chancellor
Secretary of State for Justice 		The Rt Hon. David Lidington CBE MP June 2017–
Minister of State for Courts and Justice Dominic Raab QC MP June 2017-
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Probation Sam Gyimah MP July 2016–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Victims, Youth and Family Justice Dr Phillip Lee MP July 2016–
Northern Ireland
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland The Rt Hon. James Brokenshire MP July 2016–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Scotland
Secretary of State for Scotland The Rt Hon. David Mundell MP July 2016–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Transport
Secretary of State for Transport The Rt Hon. Chris Grayling MP July 2016–
Minister of State The Rt Hon. John Hayes CBE MP July 2016–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Paul Maynard MP July 2016–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Andrew Jones MP May 2015–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon May 2015–
Treasury
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Second Lord of the Treasury 		The Rt Hon. Philip Hammond MP July 2016–
Chief Secretary to the Treasury The Rt Hon. Elizabeth Truss MP June 2017–
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
Paymaster General 		Mel Stride MP June 2017–
Economic Secretary to the Treasury (City Minister) Stephen Barclay MP June 2017–
Commercial Secretary to the Treasury
Wales
Secretary of State for Wales The Rt Hon. Alun Cairns MP March 2016–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Guto Bebb MP
(also a Whip) (unpaid) 		March 2016–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State The Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
(also with Communities & Local Government) 		May 2015–
Work and Pensions
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions The Rt Hon. David Gauke MP June 2017–
Minister of State for Disabled People, Work and Health Penny Mordaunt MP July 2016–
Minister of State for Employment Damian Hinds MP July 2016–
Minister of State for Welfare Reform
Parliamentary under-Secretary of State The Lord Henley PC (also a whip) (unpaid) 21 Dec 2016–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Welfare Delivery Caroline Nokes MP July 2016–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions Richard Harrington MP July 2016–

Law officers

Attorney General's Office
Attorney General for England and Wales The Rt Hon. Jeremy Wright QC MP July 2014–
Solicitor General for England and Wales Robert Buckland QC MP July 2014–
Office of the Advocate General for Scotland
Advocate General for Scotland The Lord Keen of Elie QC May 2015–

Parliament

House Leaders
Leader of the House of Commons
Lord President of the Council 		The Rt Hon. Andrea Leadsom MP June 2017–
Parliamentary Secretary
Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
(also a Whip) 		Michael Ellis MP (unpaid) July 2016–
Leader of the House of Lords
Lord Privy Seal 		The Baroness Evans of Bowes Park PC July 2016–
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords The Earl Howe PC
(unpaid; also with Defence) 		May 2015–
House of Commons Whips
Government Chief Whip
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury 		The Rt Hon. Gavin Williamson CBE MP July 2016–
Treasurer of the Household
Deputy Chief Whip 		Julian Smith MP June 2017-
Comptroller of the Household
Whip
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
Whip
Lords Commissioners of the Treasury
Whips 		The Rt Hon. David Evennett MP Sep 2012–
Stephen Barclay MP July 2016–
Guto Bebb MP
(also with Wales Office) 		Mar 2016–
Guy Opperman MP July 2016–
Andrew Griffiths MP (unpaid) July 2016–
Robert Syms MP July 2016–
Assistant Whips Chris Heaton-Harris MP July 2016–
Heather Wheeler MP July 2016–
Graham Stuart MP July 2016–
Steve Brine MP (unpaid) July 2016–
Mark Spencer MP July 2016–
Christopher Pincher MP July 2016–
Michael Ellis MP
(also Deputy Commons Leader) 		July 2016–
House of Lords Whips
Chief Whip
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms 		The Lord Taylor of Holbeach CBE PC Aug 2014–
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
Deputy Chief Whip 		The Earl of Courtown July 2016–
Lords and Baronesses in Waiting
Whips 		The Lord Ashton of Hyde July 2014–
The Baroness Goldie DL (unpaid from Dec 2016) July 2016–
The Baroness Buscombe (unpaid) Dec 2016–
The Baroness Vere of Norbiton (unpaid) Dec 2016–
The Viscount Younger of Leckie Bt May 2015–
The Lord Young of Cookham Bt CH PC July 2016–
The Lord Henley PC (also with Work & Pensions from Dec 2016) Nov 2016–
The Lord O'Shaughnessy (also with Health) Dec 2016–

References

  1. ^ "May to form 'government of certainty' with DUP backing". BBC News. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  2. ^ http://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/evening-standard-comment-theresa-may-s-northern-irish-bailout-has-a-cost-a3561271.html
  3. ^ "Who are the DUP and will they demand a soft Brexit to prop up the Tories?". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  4. ^ "General Election 2017 result live: We will work with DUP friends and allies in interests of all UK, says Theresa May". Belfast Telegraph. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  5. ^ Jack Maidment (10 June 2017). "Almost two thirds of Conservative Party members want Theresa May to resign as Prime Minister". telegraph.co.uk.
  6. ^ a b "48% think Theresa May should step down as Prime Minister, poll shows". home.bt.com. 11 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Election 2017: DUP agrees 'confidence' deal with Tories". 10 June 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/dup-tory-deal_uk_593ce995e4b0c5a35ca037cd?cop&utm_hp_ref=uk
  9. ^ John Major: Tory-DUP deal risks jeopardising Northern Ireland peace The Guardian
  10. ^ Theresa May is a dead woman walking, says Osborne
  11. ^ Jeremy Corbyn: Labour will call on other parties to defeat government
  12. ^ Jeremy Corbyn: 'I can still be prime minister' BBC
  13. ^ Tories may have to ease austerity plans, says Michael Gove The Guardian
  14. ^ The Tories' DUP alliance creates opportunities for Labour New Statesman
  15. ^ "Cabinet reshuffle: Theresa May praises Tory 'talent'". The Guardian. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  16. ^ Casalicchio, Emilio (11 June 2017). "Damian Green promoted in Theresa May's reshuffle in hint her Brexit stance will be softened". Politics Home. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
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