Alex Chalk becomes justice secretary after Raab resignation
Alex Chalk has been named as the new justice secretary following the resignation of Dominic Raab, who was found to have bullied staff during his time in government.
Mr Chalk, the MP for Cheltenham, is currently in Number 10 meeting Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, ahead of confirmation of his appointment.
Mr Raab stepped down from the role – and as deputy prime minister – on Friday morning after a report into his conduct found he had acted in an “intimidating way” and was “unreasonably and persistently aggressive” in meetings.
But he has attacked the findings as “flawed”, and claimed they “set a dangerous precedent for the conduct of good government”.
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Mr Chalk becomes the 10th justice secretary in 10 years, and will also serve as lord chancellor, responsible for protecting and upholding the rule of law and independence of the judiciary.
He was brought into government by Mr Sunak back in October as a defence minister, but previously served as the solicitor general and a prisons minister under Boris Johnson.
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Like Mr Sunak, he attended Winchester College and Oxford, but went into the legal profession and became a barrister.
A former Tory councillor in London, Mr Chalk entered parliament in 2015 when he won his Cheltenham seat back from the Liberal Democrats – but his majority in the area is a slim 981.Read more:Raab resigns after being found of bullyingThe karate black belt MP who briefly ran the countryKey findings from the report
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