{"id":6029493,"date":"2020-02-14T09:15:27","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T09:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buyassociation.co.uk\/?p=6029493"},"modified":"2023-11-07T13:08:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T12:08:28","slug":"the-10th-housing-minister-in-10-years-all-change-for-uk-housing-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2020\/02\/14\/the-10th-housing-minister-in-10-years-all-change-for-uk-housing-market\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10th housing minister in 10 years: all change for UK housing market?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, Boris Johnson made some big changes to his top team in a government reshuffle – and housing minister Esther McVey was shown the door.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Just seven months since Boris Johnson<\/a> became prime minister and appointed his new team, his latest cabinet cull has seen some big names removed from their roles.<\/p>\n

Alongside business secretary Andrea Leadsom, environment secretary Theresa Villiers and transport minister George Freeman, housing minister Esther McVey lost her post in yesterday’s reshuffle.<\/p>\n

McVey had held the role since July last year, and was the ninth housing minister<\/a> to have served since May 2010. For such a vital position, it is hoped the next housing minister will be able to hold onto the job for a lot longer, to provide more certainty and stability within the department and the housing market.<\/p>\n

On Twitter, McVey wrote:<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m very sorry to be relieved of my duties as Housing Minister<\/p>\n

I wish my successor the very best & every success <\/p>\n

I\u2019m very grateful to the Prime Minister for having given me the opportunity to serve in his government & he will continue to have my support from the back benches<\/p>\n

— Esther McVey (@EstherMcVey1) February 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n