Rishi Sunak’s new deck-chair cabinet lampooned & Marr chips in

Rishi Sunak held a mini reshuffle of his Cabinet, in response to having to sack his Conservative Party Chairman Nadhim Zahawi, for tax ‘issues,’ we will say for now…

He brought in the following:

Grant Shapps, secretary of state for energy security and net zero
Kemi Badenoch – secretary of state for business and trade
Lucy Frazer, secretary of state for culture, media, and sport
Michelle Donelan, secretary of state for science, innovation and technology
Greg Hands, Conservative Party chairman

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He also signed up in 30p Lee Anderson as the Conservative party deputy chair, to amusement and bemusement in equal measure.

Labour’s shadow climate and net zero secretary, Ed Miliband, said “rearranging of deckchairs on the sinking Titanic of failed Conservative energy policy will not rescue the country”.

Marr

Marr on LBC said: ‘This is a good system if you don’t want politicians to understand what they’re up to or to be properly in charge of anything.’

After today’s ‘kerfuffle-reshuffle’, Andrew Marr delivers a sarcastic ‘well done’ to the current government.

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'This is a good system if you don't want politicians to understand what they're up to or to be properly in charge of anything.'

After today's 'kerfuffle-reshuffle', Andrew Marr delivers a sarcastic 'well done' to the current government.@AndrewMarr9 pic.twitter.com/Lz63CaJYhG
— LBC (@LBC) February 7, 2023

Reactions

I am creating a new Department focussed on energy. The top priority of this department will be to ensure that energy companies can keep making enormous profits at taxpayers’ expense.#Reshuffle
— Parody Rishi Sunak (@Parody_PM) February 7, 2023

Congratulations to all the new temps joining the cabinet. Forgive us if we all don’t bother learning your names this time.
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) February 7, 2023

The Department is ESNZ which sounds like a German dance outfit or an Exciting New Fragrance for the Urban Woman. https://t.co/YOIeXZcLuA
— Dan Rebellato (@DanRebellato) February 7, 2023

While many Conservatives loathe schools that don't have winners in PE but give out medals for participation instead, we've been very good at letting every single member of the parliamentary party have a turn in cabinet. #inclusivity
— THE SECRET TORY – CBE 🇬🇧 (@secrettory12) February 7, 2023

Can anyone name anything that Kemi Badenoch has done, other than spout Poundland Priti garbage?
— Paul (@PaulOnBooks) February 7, 2023

If someone is an awful, awful person, we really shouldn’t be making them a cabinet minister.
— Prof Paul Bernal (@PaulbernalUK) February 7, 2023

Sunak reshuffle: PM to reshape government departments.

I have a better idea.

He should sacks himself and his cronies, call a general election.

Let the people speak on economic failure, destruction of public services. tax dodging chancellors, corruption.https://t.co/tegSnsyNR1
— Prem Sikka (@premnsikka) February 7, 2023

There was a cabinet mini-reshuffle a year ago under Johnson (8th February 2022).

Since then we've had a reshuffle (or mini-reshuffle) in:

– July 2022 (Johnson)
– September 2022 (Truss)
– October 2022 (Sunak)
– February 2023 (Sunak)

That's five reshuffles in a year. ~AA
— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) February 7, 2023

Sunak's shuffled Michele Donelan from Digital, Media, Culture and Sport to the NEW department of Science, Innovation and Technology…this is going to give the Tories a BIG lead in the polls! #reshuffle
— Sooz Kempner🐀 (@SoozUK) February 7, 2023

10.

Just overhauled my fridge…

I reshuffled all the gone-off pestos, forgotten curry pastes and rancid chutneys by moving them into different positions

Can’t wait to see how much better my fridge is after this.
— Marina Purkiss (@MarinaPurkiss) February 7, 2023

11.

Or indeed this?