Analysis: New British PM Boris Johnson's inner circle bears a striking resemblance to the crusaders that led the original 2016 Brexit referendum campaign.
During the race to replace her, Johnson said he was willing to take the United Kingdom out of Europe without a deal, a commitmentin that it could lead to economic catastrophe, and shortages of food, medicine and basic supplies.
Johnson's new foreign secretary is Dominic Raab, who resigned as May's Brexit chief last year because he said her deal was too soft. He's perhaps better known for once calling feminists"obnoxious bigots." The Cabinet has been praised for its racial diversity. Patel and Javid both have parents who emigrated to Britain in the 1960s, from Uganda and Pakistan respectively.
Boris Johnson and members of his government during his first Cabinet meeting as prime minister on Thursday.By purging so many members of May's team, Johnson"may be making a rod for his own back," Meg Russell, a politics professor at University College London, said."They will now have the freedom to vote against his policy."
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