2016 British cabinet reshuffle
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The 2016 British cabinet reshuffle, alternatively known as the Brexit cabinet reshuffle, was a cabinet reshuffle of the British government conducted by Prime Minister David Cameron. The cabinet reshuffle, which was in response to the Remain campaign's success in the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum saw a number of David Cameron's cabinet members replaced not long after the referendum concluded, during which they had made clear their stance on the European Union issue. Consequently, cabinet members whom were deemed to have voted in favour of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union were subsequently replaced by those whom had otherwise voted in favour of the United Kingdom remaining within the European Union, leading several media outlets to nickname it "The Brexit Purge", a nickname that was later commonly used by former Secretary of State for Justice Michael Gove, whom was himself replaced by Amber Rudd, given his position as one of the leading figures of the Leave campaign.
In total, five out of thirty cabinet members of the David Cameron administration were replaced, namely Leader of the House of Commons Chris Grayling, Culture Secretary John Whittingdale, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Theresa Villiers, Secretary of State for Justice Michael Gove, and Minister of State for Employment Priti Patel, with their respective replacements being former Minister of State for Transport Simon Burns, former Economic Secretary to the Treasury Chloe Smith, Member of Parliament for Waveney Peter Aldous, former Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Amber Rudd, and Lord Commissioner of the Treasury Guto Bebb.