Addressing the first Cabinet, the PM did not quite say 'we were elected
as Cameroons and will serve as Cameroons', but that was pretty much the
message, writes QUENTIN LETTS. Pictured at yesterday's first meeting: 1.
Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb; 2. Communities Secretary Greg Clark; 3.
Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers; 4. Education Secretary
Nicky Morgan; 5. Business Secretary Sajid Javid; 6. Cabinet Secretary
Sir Jeremy Heywood; 7. Prime Minister David Cameron; 8. Foreign
Secretary Philip Hammond; 9. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon; 10.
International Development Secretary Justine Greening; 11. Energy
Secretary Amber Rudd; 12. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt; 13. Scotland
Secretary David Mundell; 14. Employment minister Priti Patel; 15. Small
business minister Anna Soubry; 16. Cabinet Office Minister Matt Hancock;
17. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Oliver Letwin; 18. Transport
Secretary Patrick McLoughlin; 19. Leader of the Lords Baroness Stowell
of Beeston; 20. Commons Leader Chris Grayling; 21. Home Secretary
Theresa May; 22. Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith; 23.
Justice Secretary Michael Gove; 24. Environment Secretary of Liz Truss;
25. Culture Secretary John Whittingdale; 26. Chief Whip Mark Harper; 27.
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Greg Hands; 28. Attorney General Jeremy
Wright.
Ministers today banged the Cabinet table as David Cameron convened the first meeting of a Conservative government for 18 years.
Ministers today banged the Cabinet table as David Cameron convened the first meeting of a Conservative government for 18 years.
The Prime Minister was cheered as he boasted that the Tories are now the 'real party for working people'.
It
came as he put the finishing touches to his government this morning,
appointing junior ministerial posts to complete what has been dubbed the
'Blue Collar' reshuffle after the promotion of working class,
state-educated MPs.
The all Tory-team met in the Cabinet Room in Number 10 for the first time after David Cameron's surprise election victory.
The Conservatives won a 12-seat majority in the House of Commons in Thursday May 07,2015 election, taking 331 of the 650 seats.
After
taking his seat, David Cameron said: 'I want everyone around this table to
remember who we're for. Every decision we take, every policy we pursue,
every programme we initiate, never forget: we're here to give everyone
in our country the chance to make the most of their life.
'The
pundits might call it 'Blue Collar Conservatism', others being on the
side of hard-working taxpayers. I call it being the real party for
working people: giving everyone in our country the chance to get on,
with the dignity of a job, the pride of a pay-cheque, a home of their
own and the security and peace of mind that comes from being able to
support a family.
'And just as important - for those that can't work, the support they need at every stage of their lives.'
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