Theresa May leads her first cabinet meeting of the new year following what some described as a chaotic reshuffle. She sought to do better with her government changes today. DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Jo Johnson has been moved from the universities brief days after his botched appointment of Toby Young to the Office for Students.

Jo Johnson leaves No 10 today Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images

Theresa May cleared out almost all long-standing government figures who had served from 2010 in the second day of her reshuffle.

The prime minister installed Boris Johnson’s brother as transport minister and put him in charge of the party’s London effort before the local elections in May, where the Tories are facing an uphill struggle.

Mr Johnson was replaced as universities minister by Sam Gyimah, a justice minister, who has been appointed jointly to the education department and the business department.

Dominic Raab, a Brexiteer, will be moved from justice to the housing brief inside the communities department. Housing is one of Mrs…