May names Brexit campaigner to replace ousted aid minister British Prime Minister Theresa May has promoted a junior minister to replace ousted aid secretary Priti Patel, avoiding a major personnel shuffle and maintaining the delicate Brexit balance in her cabinet. The Conservative leader has named Penny Mordaunt, a minister in the welfare department and a strong supporter of Britain's withdrawal from the European Union, as her new international development secretary. IMAGES AND PHOTOS of Penny Mordaunt