Housing Secretary Greg Clark departs

Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Greg Clark has been sacked by new Prime Minister Liz Truss.

Truss is currently reshuffling her Cabinet after winning the Conservative Party leadership race against former Chancellor Rishi Sunak.

Clark himself replaced Michael Gove after he was sacked by then outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson following the slew of resignations that led to his undoing.

Clark spent less than two months in the role having been appointed on July 7th.

Clark served in the Conservative/LibDem coalition as Minister of State in the Department for Communities and Local Government from 2010 to 2012.

It’s been such a privilege to be at the helm at @luhc these last 8 weeks.

Thanks to superb teams of ministers, civil servants, colleagues in local govt and partners in business & voluntary sector we’ve done the job👇and delivered a lot more besides.

I’ve enjoyed it enormously. https://t.co/oZnTq6gxLN

— Greg Clark (@GregClarkMP) September 6, 2022

It is speculated that he could be replaced by Simon Clarke who would be returning to the department after a prior stint as a Minister.

Jacob Rees-Mogg was also linked with the role in the build-up to Truss’s ascendency.