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May appoints new Cabinet, Priti Patel retains portfoloio
June 12, 2017
Theresa May has appointed her close ally Damian Green as her first secretary of state while Priti Patel remained the senior-most Indian-origin Cabinet minister as the embattled British premier unveiled her new Cabinet after shock election results forced her to form a minority government.
Patel holds on to her position as the senior-most Indian-origin Cabinet minister and will remain in charge as the secretary of state for international development in the new government, which May said will focus on delivering a successful Brexit.
Prime Minister May said the new line-up brought in "talent from across the whole of the Conservative party".