May appoints Jeremy Hunt as new foreign minister
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reutersnan2 british prime minister theresa may appointed jeremy hunt as foreign minister on monday after predecessor boris johnson resigned in protest at the governments plans for a close trading relationship with the european union1 while johnson was one of the most high-profile brexit campaigners hunt backed remain during the 2016 referendum campaign1 hunt told lbc radio in october 2017 however that he had changed his mind on the issue in part because of what he said was disappointing arrogance in the eus behavior during negotiations1 last month hunt said it was inappropriate for businesses like airbus to issue warnings about moving jobs because of brexit and that they should instead be getting behind may in her push for a good deal on leaving the eu1 huge honour to be appointed foreign secretary at this critical moment in our countrys history he said in a tweet after his appointment1 the appointment of hunt the long-serving health minister sees a close may ally replace the maverick johnson and could alter the brexit balance of mays top ministerial team1 hunt 51 had served as health minister for more than 5-12 years the longest term of any in the history of the state-funded national health service weathering doctors strikes public discontent with funding levels and other challenges1 hunt said it was a massive wrench for him to leave the department adding i know some staff havent found me the easiest health sec1 matt hancock replaced hunt as health secretary while attorney general jeremy wright was appointed as minister of digital culture media and sport hancocks old job1 mays office said geoffrey cox would be the new attorney general1 time to back our pm to get a great brexit deal its now or never1