No10 will use the reshuffle to demonstrate the cost of rebellion:

"It’ll be made very clear that voting against the government means two years in the wilderness. If the 2019 intake wants to be promoted, they can’t rebel for the sake of it.” https://www.ft.com/content/05f27003-cddb-4dde-b86d-8d7aa722a976
Others under consideration for new roles include @JakeBerry, who may be brought back as party chairman.

@sajidjavid has had 1-1 conversations with the PM and is likely to return to the Cabinet. Lots of chatter he wants to be foreign secretary. https://www.ft.com/content/05f27003-cddb-4dde-b86d-8d7aa722a976
Michael Gove is “also certain” to move to a different Cabinet role, according to friends of the PM - possibly to health secretary.

But this is strongly denied by Whitehall officials. "He’s completely focused on the job . . . he’s got a lot to do" https://www.ft.com/content/05f27003-cddb-4dde-b86d-8d7aa722a976
No10 has also deployed rising red wall stars in the 2019 intake - such as Dehenna Davison and Miriam Cates - to defend difficult government policies in the media, such as the bullying report into Priti Patel

“It’s gone a bit Hunger Games" https://www.ft.com/content/05f27003-cddb-4dde-b86d-8d7aa722a976
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