Nicky Morgan quit as an MP at the election citing the strain on her family TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER RICHARD POHLENicky Morgan has been given a peerage to retain her job as culture secretary despite standing down as MP, becoming the first in a decade to run a government department from the Lords. In a surprise move Boris Johnson rushed through the peerage in less than a day to avoid losing one of the faces of One Nation conservatism. It is thought that she will hold the job until a reshuffle in February, having left the Commons citing strain on her family. The decision to keep her temporarily will fuel speculation that Mr Johnson intends to break up the department as part of an overhaul of Whitehall, with responsibility for broadband becoming part of a beefed-up business and trade ministry. No 10 adviser Cleo Watson yesterday with Dominic Cummings, dressed for the cold in his idiosyncratic style HANNAH MCKAY/REUTERSMs Morgan will be the…

Source: The Times December 17, 2019 10:18 UTC