Damian Green has been named work and pensions secretary in Theresa May's cabinet following the resignation of Stephen Crabb.
Green has been MP for Ashford since 1997 was minister of state for police and criminal justice until 2014. He will now take over at the Department for Work and Pensions. His predecessor, Crabb, was promoted following the resignation of key Brexit campaigner Iain Duncan Smith in March but resigned today (14 July) due to personal reasons. Crabb said he was leaving ministerial office "in the best interests of my family". It follows newspaper stories about his private life published over the weekend. Green's website states he is a board member of the Britain Stronger in Europe Campaign...
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