The new prime minister has spent the afternoon appointing his top team
Rishi Sunak has spent his first day as Prime Minister appointing a new team of ministers to help lead his government. The former chancellor entered No 10 as Liz Truss' successor after being formally appointed by the King.
Nearly a dozen ministers left their posts this afternoon as Mr Sunak prepared to appoint his new Cabinet. Jacob Rees-Mogg, a close ally of both Liz Truss and Boris Johnson, Brandon Lewis, who served as justice secretary, and former chief whip Wendy Morton were among the ministers to return to the back benches.
Mr Sunak then started appointing his new team, much of which remains unchanged following the departure of Ms Truss. Cabinet members who have kept their jobs include chancellor Jeremy Hunt, foreign secretary James Cleverly and Commons leader Penny Mordaunt - who might have been hoping for a promotion after dropping out of the leadership contest and paving the way for Mr Sunak to enter No 10.
Meanwhile, Therese Coffey, one of Ms Truss’s closest friends in Westminster, was demoted from deputy PM and health secretary to become environment secretary. Here's where Rishi Sunak's new Cabinet stands as of 8pm today. This story will be updated as the evening goes on.Mr Hunt stays on as chancellor. He was appointed by Ms Truss after she sacked Kwasi Kwarteng over the fallout from the mini-budget. Mr Hunt is set to deliver his medium-term fiscal plan at the end of this month.Mr Raab has been handed back the roles that he held under Boris Johnson.