A cabinet purged: ‘I hope Boris has thought this through properly’

A shake-up had been expected, but the mass departures did not reflect the ‘lovebombing’ Johnson had promisedBoris Johnson appoints new government – live updatesBoris Johnson promised time and again to Tory MPs who came for cosy chats before his leadership bid that he would not call an election. Yet his first hours in office, when he sacked 18 of his cabinet ministers and promised a top team that looked like “modern Britain”, set teeth on edge among Tory MPs in parli