Theresa May wields the axe on David Cameron’s allies

Theresa May has carried out a cull of some of David Cameron’s closest allies in a shake-up of the UK government which saw promotions for women and Brexiteers.

After sacking Mr Cameron’s right-hand man George Osborne within hours of taking office on Wednesday, Ms May went on to take the axe to Michael Gove, Oliver Letwin, Nicky Morgan and John Whittingdale.

But Jeremy Hunt kept his job as health secretary, despite being widely-tipped for the chop.