Amber Rudd has returned to the cabinet as Work and Pensions Secretary following the resignation, over the Brexit deal, of Esther McVey on Thursday.
Ms Rudd quit as Home Secretary in April over her handling of the Windrush scandal.
The 55-year-old MP for Hastings and Rye admitted having “inadvertently misled” MPs over targets for removing illegal immigrants but a subsequent inquiry found she was let down by officials.
Her return to the frontbench was backed by fellow Cabinet members Sajid Javid and Liz Truss.
Mr Javid tweeted: “Thrilled to see @AmberRuddHR back in the Cabinet!”
Ms Truss also took to Twitter, writing: “Great to have @AmberRuddHR back at the Cabinet table. #ruddygood.”
North East Cambridgeshire MP Steve Barclay replaced Dominic Raab as Brexit Secretary, it was announced on Friday afternoon, after he too resigned following Mrs May’s draft deal with the EU.
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