Justine Greening to remain as education secretary
Justine Greening will remain as education secretary despite her majority of 10,180 being reduced to 1,554 in the general election.
She will remain as secretary in Theresa May’s new minority government despite losing more than 8,500 votes.
She told reporters in Downing Street she was "very happy" to be carrying on in the role, and later tweeted that she was "delighted to be re-elected MP for Putney, Roehampton & Southfields, & to continue as SoS @educationgovuk & Minister for @WomenEqualities".
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