Gove will be in charge of the government’s “levelling up” agenda, as well as taking the Union brief.

Jenrick was sacked from his role in today’s cabinet reshuffle.

Spending just over two years as housing secretary, Jenrick was one of the longest-serving housing ministers.

Gove, who has previously held the shadow housing brief from 2005 to 2007, is the fourth to hold the housing secretary of state Cabinet post since it was introduced in 2018.