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Brandon Lewis departs as justice secretary

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25 October 2022
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Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis resigned this week within hours of Rishi Sunak’s return from Buckingham Palace to meet King Charles III. 

The new prime minister immediately set to reshuffling the Cabinet. Lewis, who served for a total of 49 days as Lord Chancellor, has held eight ministerial jobs across five departments in the past ten years. As justice secretary, he increased the offer to criminal barristers, prompting them to vote to pause their strike.

Resigning, he wrote: ‘I am proud to have been appointed Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice in September, and to have signed the proclamation of His Majesty The King in the role. I have enjoyed working with the many brilliant and dedicated teams of officials across the Ministry of Justice. Our frontline prisons, probation and courts staff truly are hidden heroes.’

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