Jacob Rees-Mogg

The new Conservative leader began a comprehensive cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday afternoon, with several ministers who had been loyal to Liz Truss and Boris ...

- Jake Berry was out as Conservative Party Chairman. - Brandon Lewis resigned as Justice Secretary. It is a mandate that belongs to and unites all of us."

The old ally of Boris Johnson conceded there would not be a role for him in the new administration.

“We have a duty to the country to do so, at a time of economic hardship for so many. Mr Sunak pledged to “build a Government that represents the very best traditions of my party” as he seeks to unite the warring factions. It is no exaggeration to say that the future of the Conservative Party and everything we stand for is at stake if we do not. Mr Lewis resigned as justice secretary as Mr Sunak was holding meetings in his new office in the House of Commons. Asked about the “socialist” charge, the MP replied: “That was said in the run-up to the leadership campaign, under very different circumstances. The old ally of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss was the first to acknowledge on Tuesday that he was out as the newly appointed Conservative leader began a Government shake-up.

Mr Rees-Mogg had served as Business Secretary under former Prime Minister Liz Truss but has resigned his position. Under Ms Truss' predecessor Boris Johnson, Mr ...

“Not born of ill-will or bad intention – quite the opposite in fact, but mistakes nonetheless. “She was not wrong to want to improve growth in this country – it is a noble aim. A source close to the MP said: “He knows he was very close to the previous two regimes, and it didn’t seem likely he was going to be appointed in the new Cabinet.

Rees-Mogg backtracked on his 'socialist' comments against the new Prime Minister.

He has since told the Telegraph he no longer believes Mr Sunak is a “socialist”. He added: "I will do whatever he wants me to do. Speaking outside Downing Street earlier, Mr Sunak pledged to “build a Government that represents the very best traditions of my party” as he prepared for a widely anticipated Cabinet reshuffle. Rees-Mogg told the Telegraph that those comment were made in "completely different circumstances", adding: “That was said in the run up to the leadership campaign, under very different circumstances. It was thought likely Rees-Mogg would lose out anyway as in the lead up to the leadership campaign in July he accused Mr Sunak of being a "socialist" claiming he would never work with him. The source said: “He knows he was very close to the previous two regimes and it didn’t seem likely he was going to be appointed in the new Cabinet.