CONSERVATIVE MP Sajid Javid has been named as the new culture secretary, replacing Maria Miller who quit this morning over the expenses scandal.
Javid, the MP for Bromsgrove, was financial secretary to the treasury. He is replaced by Nicky Morgan.
Miller quit her cabinet post following a row over expenses, Downing Street announced earlier on Wednesday (9).
"Maria Miller has resigned as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport," said a statement from Prime Minister David Cameron's office.
Miller had faced a week of pressure from the Labour Party as well as from her Conservative colleagues, over payments she had claimed linked to a mortgage.
Cameron had given her his backing over the issue, but in her resignation letter to the prime minister, Miller said the matter had now become a "distraction".
"It has become clear to me that the present situation has become a distraction from the vital work this government is doing to turn our country around," Miller wrote.
Cameron replied that he was "sad" at her departure but accepted her decision.
Javid, who has been an MP since 2010, previously worked in the City. He worked with Chase Manhattan Bank and Deutsche Bank before switching to politics.
