EXCLUSIVE - Boris appoints a majority-Remain Cabinet

58% of those who will be attending the new Boris Cabinet voted to Remain in the EU

For the main Cabinet of 22 members it’s worse – 64% voted Remain

Despite the narrative which readers will have heard yesterday and will no doubt hear again today, the new Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed an official Cabinet dominated by ministers who voted Remain in the 2016 EU Referendum. 64% of them voted to stay in the EU.

Even when accounting for ministers who are not officially part of the Cabinet, but who are invited to attend at the behest of the Prime Minister, well over half of the 31 people seated around the table voted Remain in 2016.

Brexit Facts4EU.Org Summary

Boris' new cabinet

14 out of 22 members of the official Cabinet voted Remain (64%)
18 of the 31 members of the extended cabinet voted Remain (58%)
The new Secretaries of State who voted Remain include Chancellor, Defence, Health, Justice, Education, International Trade, Transport, Housing, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, International Aid, Culture Media & Sport, and Work & Pensions

A quick Brexit Facts4EU.Org explainer: There is an official Cabinet of (currently) the Prime Minister plus 21 Secretaries of State or Ministers. Then there are ministers who are invited to attend each time, but who aren't officially part of the Cabinet. We have shown both above, separated out.

On a more positive note, a barnstorming speech from Boris

After years of the most boring, repetitive and depressing speeches from the outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May, the speech given by Boris Johnson outside No.10 yesterday was transformational.

You can watch it again below.

WATCH LIVE: Prime Minister @BorisJohnson makes his first statement in Downing Street https://t.co/CmYEUUhCzg
— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) July 24, 2019

How Brexit Facts4EU.Org defines the Cabinet

In the last four years we have produced summaries of the Cabinet on the basis of how its constituent members voted in the EU Referendum of 2016. We have never reflected any subsequent changes of position after politicians realised that they had been on the losing side.

We did this several times under the tenure of Mrs May as Prime Minister, as her Cabinet changed due to sackings and resignations, and compared it to the 52:48 result of the referendum.

At no time did the proportion of her pro-Remain cabinet ministers fall below 70%.

Statistical note : We have used the announcements made by No.10 on its Twitter feed yesterday. The summary of the new appointments is not yet available on the Government’s official website, but the information we have presented is summarised from the individual appointment announcements made by No.10.

There is just one member of Cabinet whose position is not entirely clear and that is the Leader of the House of Lords, Baroness Evans. We have shown her as a Remain supporter based on past research but we note that some media outlets overnight refer to her as a Leave voter. We stand ready to be corrected, but it does not change the overall thrust of this article.

Observations

We wish the new Boris Johnson administration well as it prepares to tackle the biggest issue of our time: Brexit.

The country finally has a Prime Minister who campaigned to leave the European Union, and he has appointed colleagues who were with him in this fight.

The new Cabinet is a distinct improvement on the cabinets of Mrs May in the last three years. Over the coming days Mr Johnson will appoint junior ministers and we will be looking at these. We very much hope that some very talented and experienced pro-Brexit MPs will be on his list.

Brexit Facts4EU.Org continues its policy of being party-neutral but welcomes the first sight of positive and dynamic leadership towards a bright, post-Brexit future. We are in for some interesting times considering the make-up of the House of Commons, and we are actively engaged in initiatives with other Brexit organisations to ensure that Brexit is delivered.

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Reader Comments 19

1. Patrick F , Thursday, July 25, 2019, 05:58:

New day, new PM, new hope.
Dear Remainers,
You've had your turn. Three years of your baseless forecasts of economic and social meltdown has failed.
You've had, and no doubt will continue to have the support of the majority of MPs, big business and the MSM. But it hasn't worked has it? You haven't overturned the Referendum. We are not the viscious caricature you believe we are: old, racist, thick. You are the bigots, virtue-signallers and zealots, not us
That's the only 'argument' you've used because there is no better system than democracy. Your EU is a fantasy. It is not for the many, but for the unelected few who profit by it, while millions suffer.
Today we start the fight back and no, it will not be easy, because you will be using every underhand ruse in your losers' arsenal to defeat us.
We're ready.

2. Brexit means Brexit Essex , Thursday, July 25, 2019, 06:11:

The majority of MP's of all political hues are Remainers,the EU is the gravy train for professional politicians to aspire to.Boris as PM knows this is the last chance for his party,if he doesn't deliver Brexit he and the Tory party are toast at the next General Election.EU army,EU foreign policy,Federal Europe are not what the British public signed up to,more EU into our lives will not impress voters who want out.

3. Not4EU, London , Thursday, July 25, 2019, 07:30:

Thank you for your work on this. As I went to bed last night, I had a rough and ready image in my head that the Cabinet was 2:1 remain. An interesting deeper dive may be to look how the incumbents' constituencies voted, which may keep them in check, & if they've all voted for May's surrender Treaty.
Extremely disappointed that the Chancellor, one of the key Offices of State, is a remainer (& has lied to further a certain agenda of 'victimhood' & 'special' treatment). Some good appointments, some dreadful (showing politics not democracy is the driver), mainly damp. Overall disappointing but happy to be proved wrong.
Actions not words is what I want to see, but it seems, at the moment, that the dance of illusion continues. One was inspired - JRM as Leader of HoC, which made me lol. Let's hope that he can keep the partisan Squeaker in check.
Boris is a great orator, & it was great to finally hear positivity & enthusiasm from no.10 which will hopefully be translated into actions. References to the restoration of our habeas corpus were encouraging, but there were also some red flag phrases & words in there, as with May, in concert with others' broadcast comments giving cause for worry & future EU 'appeasement' which never works. One thing that I haven't heard referenced at all in the last two days was fishing & our waters. We all know that the slimy Gove & co were selling out our territory & the industry. Let's hope that Villiers is more robust. They simply won't be forgiven if they do.
I'm aware that it's a difficult balancing act, but the ERG and Brexit Party will definitely need to keep his feet to the fire. He has one chance at 'greatness'. Don't blow it.
D+

4. Not4EU, London , Thursday, July 25, 2019, 07:31:

Watching the absolute hysteria and absurdities of our openly biased remainstream media was entertaining. They really haven't a clue what 'real' people think of them & their mockingbird agenda. The horror on their faces that a democratic mandate might be implemented &, even worse, people who believed in leaving were being appointed to positions to do so. Particularly, as you've pointed out, that the Cabinet STILL doesn't even come close to reflecting the referendum mandate.

5. Catherine, Dollar , Thursday, July 25, 2019, 07:39:

Sobering article. With so few Tory MPs (24, I think) voting against the WA in the third 'meaningful' vote, of course the choice was limited .. barely enough to fill a cabinet.
Re Brexit means Brexit Essex comment, agreed, of course. I wonder if it's time to point out to them that that gravy train is not a long-term cert, what with euro woes, likely financial crisis. Indeed, the gravy train might find it's running out of juice in the next few years. They're backing the wrong horse. I hope.

6. Sydney Ashurst , Thursday, July 25, 2019, 08:04:

The BBC immediately showed their bias, rubbishing the PM's statement of leaving the EU without a deal. A whole string of MP's and others who said they could not countenance 'a No Deal' were interviewed.
Thankfully the draft withdrawal agreement and Article 50 appears to be almost dead, but on life support in Brussels.
Martin Howe QC in the Spectator explores the alternatives to the WA.
MP's are off on their Hols today, so I hope to ignore the media for the next month.

7. B Johnson , Thursday, July 25, 2019, 08:05:

Patrick F dear friend, I loved your comment, I did. I'd like to appoint you, should you choose to accept this mission, to be my advisor and speech-writer please.
With high hearts and growing confidence, we can than accelerate the work of getting ready.
With warmest regards, yours always,
Boris Johnson

8. Jon, Wales , Thursday, July 25, 2019, 08:33:

The public at large were informed every Cabinet Minister has signed up to our exit on 31 October, 2019, and quite right too - Cabinet discipline is essential to realise Boris' vision. Can we be certain the Cabinet now understand what "Leave the European Union" means? Time will tell, but the majority electorate will not let Government off the hook, and the same goes for whining remain-voting MPs.
They cannot 'steal' our 2016 votes.
I'm fed up of the guy shouting all the time by Parliament, knowingly disturbing the peace. Perhaps the Police need to ask him to pipe down! If I started shouting around my area, I'd be thrown in a cell and told to calm down? Peaceful protest is one thing, but the clowns disturbing the peace outside Parliament with their blue flags of a non-country, quite another. Their behaviour is a REALLY bad advert for our country?
I've previously suggested Boris 'drains the swamp', and he made a good start yesterday, so the new Cabinet MUST be 100% focused upon Leave, without exception.
THOSE OF US INTERESTED IN POLITICS AND DEMOCRACY (and upholding the 2016 vote) ARE WATCHING CLOSELY.
Suggestion for Boris - one thing people can do advanced planning for is street parties during the weekend of 1st November, 2019, which coincidentally is a Friday. This should be turned into a bank holiday? Our country needs to celebrate once again, and one only needs to review the tapes of street parties following ww2 to understand why we should do this.
Boris can indicate this from the Despatch box if he believes street parties a good idea on this occasion? But it will also send a clear signal to the EU we ARE leaving their political institutions on 31 October, 2019, whether or not they're ready, AND WE MEAN WHAT WE SAY.
All Government and Parliament have to do (among other things) is to deliver Brexit, then our country can get back to normal domestic issues. Our country has had enough of persistent delays. They are, shall we say, ON PROBATION?

9. Chris , Thursday, July 25, 2019, 09:42:

I'm surprised that neither Steve Baker nor IDS feature in the cabinet.
What is he thinking, leaving the weak and ineffective Stephen Barclay as Brexit Secretary.
I am not hopeful and I fear we will get a warmed up version of May's surrender treaty, which will get through the Remain biased cabinet.

10. Roy H. , Thursday, July 25, 2019, 11:34:

I agree the cabinet is still weighted to Remain supporters, & especially dislike Amber Rudd & Nicki Morgan being part of it. But leadership makes the difference & Boris as PM sets the agenda. Also I hope he has made clear that Cabinet Collective responsibility applies & he fires the first person who speaks out against a NO DEAL Brexit. Every Conservative MP should now remember Leave won the referendum & they were elected on a manifesto that promised to respect the result. The conduct of some conservative MPs has been a disgrace & the only way for them to rebuild confidence with their constituents is to fully support a PM who respects democracy.

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