New PM Liz Truss appoints cabinet in major reshuffle
The newly-appointed prime minister Liz Truss has named her cabinet – and she’s heavily rewarded key allies with the top jobs.
Kwasi Kwarteng is the new chancellor, James Cleverly the new foreign secretary and Suella Braverman has replaced Priti Patel as home secretary.
Therese Coffey, a close friend of the new PM, is the new health secretary and deputy PM.
Her new cabinet will meet ahead of her first Prime Minister’s Questions later today at 12:00 BST.
No Rishi Sunak supporters remain in her full cabinet – Dominic Raab, Grant Shapps, George Eustice and Steve Barclay all returning to the backbenches.
The PM’s press secretary says the reshuffle will “unify” the Tory Pary. And notes that five of her leadership rivals have been appointed senior roles: Suella Braverman, Tom Tugendhat as security minister, Kemi Badenoch as trade secretary, Penny Mordaunt as leader of the Commons and Nadhim Zahawi as chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
For the first time, none of the top four “great offices of state” – prime minister, chancellor, home secretary and foreign secretary – is held by a white man.