Johnson gives new roles to Truss and Goldsmith in mini-reshuffle

Liz Truss made women and equalities minister and Zac Goldsmith handed cabinet seatLiz Truss has been made women and equalities minister and Zac Goldsmith promoted to attending cabinet as Boris Johnson conducted a mini-reshuffle on the first day of parliament’s shutdown.Truss was given the portfolio on Tuesday following Amber Rudd’s resignation on Saturday from that role as well as from her seat in cabinet as work and pensions secretary along with the Conservative whip in protest at t