Cabinet Reshuffle: New Team Meeting After Sajid Javid Quits bbc.com

The prime minister had offered to reappoint Mr Javid on the condition he fires his team of aides – a demand rejected by Mr Javid on Thursday. Rishi Sunak, former chief secretary to the Treasury, said he had "lots to get on with" after replacing Mr Javid. The PM told his ministers to focus on delivering Tory election promises. Opening the meeting, he congratulated those present on "achieving or retaining" their cabinet jobs. He said they needed to get on with their "basic work" of improving the livelihoods of all the British people and, in particular, spreading economic opportunity more widely across the UK. Mr Javid, who had been due to deliver his first Budget in March, said he was left with "no option" but to resign because "no self-respecting minister" could accept the prime minister's demands. His departure from the cabinet follows rumours of tension between Mr Javid and the prime minister's senior adviser, Dominic Cummings. In his resignation letter, Mr Javid – who was in his Bromsgrove constituency on Friday opening a Pensioners Fair – said: "I believe it is important as leaders to have trusted teams that reflect the character and integrity that you would wish to be associated with." Downing Street said there would now be a joint team of economic advisers for both the chancellor and prime minister.