Gone are the suits and ties associated with Whitehall, in their place more casual attire.
But Boris Johnson has chosen a court of advisers with a proven track record of success. ANDREW PIERCE looks at his inner circle:
The business man
After famously issuing his impromptu aside, ‘f*** business’, last year over British companies’ apparent hostility towards Brexit, Johnson has serious bridges to build with the business community. Andrew Griffith, 48, has been chosen as the man for the job, as his corporate adviser.
Andrew Griffith (pictured) has been chosen as Johnson's corporate adviser as he enters No 10
He is currently chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Sky, having joined in 1999 and presided over the dynamic transformation of the company. He has no chair in his office – preferring to stand, thereby ensuring better energy levels and shorter conversations. Johnson used his £9.5 million Westminster townhouse as a campaign base.
The ‘grit in his oyster’
Eddie Lister (pictured) is the oldest member of Boris Johnson's team
When the result of the ballot was announced yesterday, it was Eddie Lister who was sitting next to Johnson.
At 69, he’s the oldest member of Team Boris, and will operate as chief of staff but without the title.
For 19 years he was leader of flagship Tory Wandsworth Council, consistently delivering the lowest council tax in the country.
In 2011, he became Johnson’s chief of staff at City Hall and masterminded his re-election as mayor in 2012.
Sir Edward is the working-class grit in the Old Etonian oyster – he went to a state school in Lambeth and never went to university.
His reputation as ‘Steady Eddie’ will be tested to the limit.
The troubleshooter
For the first four months of the Johnson premiership, the bulky figure of Will Walden, 48, will act as a troubleshooter behind the scenes.
Operating as a heavyweight political consultant, he was Johnson’s director of communications in his second term as London Mayor.
Will Walden (pictured, right, with Andrew Marr, left) will act as a behind-the-scenes troubleshooter for Johnson
Famously unkempt, and can deploy colourful language to make his point. The committed Brexiteer held senior posts over 13 years at the BBC.
The future mayor
Pictured: Munira Mirza, touted as a future London Mayor
Another recruit from Johnson’s days at City Hall, Munira Mirza, 41, was his deputy mayor for education.
She was also his culture adviser and took great delight in upsetting the politically correct brigade.
As director of policy, Mirza will come into her own if and when Britain leaves the EU – and the Government can finally concentrate on domestic initiatives.
The Oldham-born, Oxford-educated academic is popular among Johnson’s team, with a colleague saying: ‘She has a huge brain but wears it lightly. She is hugely important.’
She is already being talked of as a future London mayoral candidate.
His ‘man on Earth’
Johnson is taking a leaf out of David Cameron’s book by employing a tabloid journalist as his director of communications.
Lee Cain, 37, worked for The Sun and The Mail on Sunday. Johnson has described down-to-earth, softly spoken Cain as his ‘man on Earth’.
Lee Cain (pictured) worked for The Mail on Sunday as well as The Sun and is now Johnson's director of communications
The staunch Brexiteer
Oxford-educated Nikki de Costa, 37, was the first Director of Legislative Affairs in Downing Street.
The post was created by Theresa May, and her task was to push Brexit legislation through the Commons. It was hardly a success, given that there were six major defeats in the Commons in the 15 months she held the post.
Like Johnson, she quit in protest at Mrs May’s Withdrawal Deal, but she will perform the same role for the new prime minister, convinced she can make it work as they are both Brexiteers.
The speech writer
Lucia Hodgson (pictured) will serve as deputy press secretary
Deputy press secretary Lucia Hodgson, 32, will look after newspaper columnists and television and radio interrogators.
A staunch Brexiteer, she became a speech writer in 2013 but was ridiculed after giving tips on speeches including the memorable ‘remember to breathe’.
She has also warned politicians to remember one fact: ‘If you have been playing fast and loose with the truth, you will be found out.’
The diplomat
David Frost, 54, was chief executive of the London Chamber of Commerce, where he said: ‘It’s not the role of British business to advocate against Brexit.’ He is going in as Johnson’s EU adviser. A former ambassador to Denmark, he spent years in Brussels as First Secretary for Economic and Financial Affairs.
And, finally, the Aussie
An unofficial – but vital – adviser is Sir Lynton Crosby, 63, who ran Johnson’s mayoral campaigns and helped David Cameron win his surprise election victory in 2015.
His best-known saying is ‘throwing a dead cat on the table’ – a distraction that diverts journalists from focusing on something unhelpful. The Australian had no official role in Johnson’s leadership campaign but they spoke every day.
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News Photo Loyal aides - and Sky boss Andrew Griffith - make Boris Johnson's team
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