Weakened May Forced to Give Rivals Jobs in Bid to Cling On
- Gove back in at environment, Leadsom to supervise legislation
- May faces Tory lawmakers Monday, meets DUP leader Tuesday
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U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May promoted one prominent pro-Brexit minister and reappointed a second to her cabinet as she prepared to face furious Conservative lawmakers in a showdown that could end her premiership.
May named Michael Gove, who unsuccessfully ran against her for the party leadership last year and whom she then fired from the Ministry of Justice, as her new environment secretary. She also promoted another pro-Brexit leadership challenger, Andrea Leadsom, from the environment job to leader of the House of Commons, responsible for steering legislation through Parliament.