Paul Scully has been sacked from his role as minister for tech and the digital economy as part of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s cabinet reshuffle.
The MP for Sutton and Cheam has also lost his position as minister for London. During his tenure at the department for tech, the MP worked on the Online Safety Bill, semiconductor strategy and AI White Paper. Scully was also the co-chair of the Digital Skills Council.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Scully said: “Had better days at work. Waited for three buses to get in this morning and then got the Spanish Archer this evening from my two ministerial positions in the reshuffle…”
The sacking of Scully follows the resignation of George Freeman as minister for science, research and innovation yesterday. Freeman said he left the role to focus on his health and his family.
Sunak’s government reshuffle started with the sacking of Home Secretary Suella Braverman after she experienced backlash around an opinion piece on how the Metropolitan Police has dealt with protests.
Former prime minister David Cameron returned to government as part of the reshuffle, replacing the new home secretary, James Cleverly, as foreign secretary.
“Now I can concentrate on Sutton, Cheam & Worcester Park; my family, life in general whilst looking in on govt’s progress đżand of course, getting a better Mayor for London who actually cares about our great city,” wrote Scully.