PM made last-minute decision not to give home secretary wide-ranging brief including counter-terrorism and cybercrime

Boris Johnson has made former cabinet minister Damian Hinds his new security minister, after deciding not to let Priti Patel take on the brief.

Less than 24 hours after the home secretary was reported to be adding security to her responsibilities, No 10 made an official announcement that Hinds would take the job.

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