David Mundell will continue as secretary of state for Scotland after being reappointed to the Cabinet by Theresa May.

The new Prime Minister told the Conservative MP the news in a meeting at 10 Downing Street on Thursday afternoon.

Mundell, MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, was undersecretary of state during the 2010-15 coalition government.

When the Conservatives won an outright majority in the 2015 election, then Prime Minister David Cameron elevated the only Conservative MP from a constituency north of the border to the Cabinet.

Speaking after his meeting with the Prime Minister, Mundell said: "I am delighted to be reappointed as secretary of state for Scotland, and to have the opportunity to build on my work over the past year.

"The Prime Minister has made it clear we need to unite the country and work for the best interests of everyone in Britain.

"My focus now is to work with the Scottish Government in order to get the best deal for Scotland and the United Kingdom as we leave the EU."

Mundell's retention came amid a day of sweeping changes to the ministerial top team.

Jeremy Hunt remains as secretary of state for health, despite many commentators predicting he would be sacked after failing to prevent a strike by junior doctors.

Another surprise move was the demotion of Sajid Javid from business to communities secretary.

Javid had been considered a rising star of the Conservative Party and tipped as a future leader.

Andrea Leadsom, who pulled out of the Tory leadership race after comments about May's childlessness, was promoted to environment secretary.

Right-winger Priti Patel was handed the international development brief while Greg Clark becomes business secretary.

James Brokenshire is the new Northern Ireland secretary and Damian Green work and pensions secretary.

Making way for Leadsom was Liz Truss, who got a step up to become justice secretary and lord chancellor, while Chris Grayling becomes made transport secretary after his spell as leader of the House.

Grayling was manager of May's campaign for the Conservative leadership. He replaces Patrick McLoughlin, who has been made Tory chairman.

International development secretary Justine Greening was moved to education while junior Home Office minister Karen Bradley was promoted to culture secretary.

Gavin Williamson is the new chief whip and Alun Cairns continues as Welsh secretary.

Thursday's appointments followed the Prime Minister's announcement of key Cabinet posts on Wednesday evening.

Foreign secretary Philip Hammond became chancellor, with prominent Brexiteer Boris Johnson replacing him.

Leading Remainer Amber Rudd was given Theresa May's old job as home secretary and defence secretary Michael Fallon was kept in post.

Former defence secretary Liam Fox was gifted the newly created international trade department while Eurosceptic David Davis was made secretary of state for exiting the European Union.

Those Cabinet ministers losing their jobs were chancellor George Osborne; justice secretary Michael Gove; chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster Oliver Letwin; Northern Ireland secretary Theresa Villiers; work and pensions secretary Stephen Crabb; culture secretary John Whittingdale, and education secretary Nicky Morgan.