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Michael Gove has replaced Robert Jenrick as housing secretary in Boris Johnson鈥檚 latest cabinet reshuffle.

Jenrick confirmed his sacking on Twitter, saying it had been a 鈥渉uge privilege鈥� to have served as secretary of state.

No 10 said that Gove will also take on responsibility for the union and the levelling-up agenda.

The move came after Johnson sacked education secretary Gavin Williamson and justice secretary Robert Buckland earlier this afternoon.

It is not yet clear if another role will be offered to Jenrick, who had been housing secretary since July 2019 when Boris Johnson won the Conservative Party leadership contest.

During his two-year tenure Jenrick was criticised as housing secretary over his to approve the Westferry Printworks scheme, during lockdown and the .

His proposed reforms to the planning system, which included plans for mandatory local housing targets and a zonal system to classify land for development, . The controversy over the proposals was also seen by many as a key factor in the

Earlier today Number 10 reportedly confirmed that Johnson intended to carry out a reshuffle of cabinet posts today, with junior ministerial jobs 鈥� which would including the housing minister role currently occupied by Christopher Pincher 鈥� decided tomorrow.

Jenrick used his tweet to thanks departmental staff for their hard work, and said he was 鈥渄eeply proud of all we have achieved鈥�.

鈥淚 will continue to support the Prime Minister and the Government in every way I can,鈥� he added.

It鈥檚 been a huge privilege to serve as Secretary of State . Thank you to everyone at the department for their hard work, dedication and friendship. I鈥檓 deeply proud of all we achieved.

I will continue to support the Prime Minister and the Government in every way I can.

鈥� Robert Jenrick (@RobertJenrick)

Green Party MP Caroline Lucas said the departure of Jenrick 鈥渕ust lead to a major rethink of the deeply damaging planning bill which, in its current form, would concrete over huge areas of countryside and deny local communities any meaningful voice in local house building鈥�.

Crispin Truman, chief executive of CPRE, said the countryside charity welcomed Gove鈥檚 appointment 鈥渁t this watershed moment for planning鈥�.

He added: 鈥淲ith his past experience as environment secretary, we hope and expect him to champion local communities, nature and climate as his department drafts the new Planning Bill. 

鈥淭hat means securing the voice of local people in planning decisions, holding developers to affordable housing targets, ending land banking, and protecting our local green spaces and countryside by reusing previously developed land first.鈥�

Assael Architecture director F茅licie Krikler said that the 鈥渞evolving door of housing secretaries continues鈥� with the appointment of Gove, who is the third to hold the role in the past three years.

She added: 鈥淭he government needs stability and leadership if it is to bring forward policies that clarify questions over design, quality and delivery methods concerning the homes we build.鈥�

Royal Town Planning Institute chief executive Victoria Hills welcomed Gove in the role and said the planning profession 鈥渆agerly awaits details of reforms that will be introduced鈥�.

And Chartered Institute of 好色先生TV (CIOB) director of policy, external affairs and research Eddie Tuttle said the organisation looked forward to working with Gove to make progress on big issues facing the industry.

He said the CIOB wanted to see 鈥渜uality as a priority鈥� in the development of new and retrofitted homes.

He added that it was vital industry receives clarity on the Planning Bill and its relationship with the Fire Safety Act and the 好色先生TV Safety Bill, particularly in relation to the government鈥檚 position on permitted development rights and ensuring there are 鈥渟trict quality controls鈥�.