Rishi Sunak cabinet

Another of the notable elements of this reshuffle is the stability in three of the top jobs: Jeremy Hunt as chancellor, James Cleverly as foreign secretary and ...

Such a move would be controversial, and face legal and political challenges - especially in the House of Lords. Mr Sunak has also brought back some key supporters to senior roles - like Dominic Raab, Steve Barclay and Oliver Dowden. That's not something the new chancellor has committed to as part of his plans to make efficiencies (read: cuts), in government. There was a hint of that in It's clear each part of the party will feel represented in some way. It was widely reported she had been vying for the foreign secretary role. The resulting Cabinet is somewhat of a Tory party coalition - with senior figures from the left, right and centre of the party. "There's a lot he is going to be doing that the right of the party will be uncomfortable with - for example around the budget and economy. It looks likely. But her appointment may make it harder to make the argument, as Mr Sunak did earlier, that this would be a government of "integrity" - given her recent breach. As well as a signal of stability, keeping Boris Johnson ally Mr Wallace as defence secretary - and Mr Cleverly as foreign secretary - is an olive branch to some of the senior MPs who did not back Mr Sunak. "It reflects a unified party and a cabinet with significant experience, ensuring that at this uncertain time there is continuity at the heart of the government."

Mr Sunak also elected to keep Jeremy Hunt on as Chancellor, James Cleverly as Foreign Secretary and Ben Wallace as Defence Secretary. A No 10 source said the ...

He was replaced as Secretary of State for Wales by David TC Davies. “It’s all very tight,” a source said. He will be replaced by Grant Shapps. Chloe Smith, Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride, Work and Pensions Secretary Simon Hart – the former Wales Secretary – was given the job of Chief Whip and key Sunak ally Mel Stride is the new Work and Pensions Secretary.

Jeremy Hunt will stay as Chancellor of the Exchequer after being appointed by former prime minister Liz Truss following the sacking of Kwasi Kwarteng. In a post ...

“We have a duty to the country to do so, at a time of economic hardship for so many. It has been wonderful to work with you.” She tweeted: “There is no greater honour than representing the UK overseas. We must come together and deliver the mandate we were given by the British people. In a letter to Mr Sunak, he said: “My congratulations on your appointment. We now have an opportunity to reunite and rebuild, and we must take it. Announcing his departure, Mr Buckland said: “I am grateful to you for our meeting earlier. As it has been since 2015, I remain on their side.” In a Twitter post, Ms Smith said: “It has been a privilege to serve as the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and I would like to thank all of the brilliant staff at @DWP for their dedication to helping people into work and protecting the most vulnerable. He was also a vocal critic of the Goverment’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, advocating for looser rules and lockdowns and he also was among those to hand in a letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson in April in the wake of the partygate scandal. The role comes as a return to Cabinet for Mr Williamson who was removed as Education Secretary by Mr Johnson in September 2021 after criticism over his handling of exams during the coronavirus pandemic. Appointed as health secretary in Ms Truss’s reshuffle, Therese Coffey was demoted to the role of Environment Secretary in Mr Sunak’s Government.

Jacob Rees-Mogg steps down as business secretary as new prime minister forms top team.

Levelling up and housing secretary Simon Clarke has also announced his resignation. He had a very short stint as secretary of state for the Home Department from October 19 to 25 2022. Environment secretary Ranil Jayawardena announced he would be stepping down. She was elected as Conservative MP for Banbury in 2015. Kemi Badenoch has been re-appointed as secretary of state for international trade and president of the Board of Trade. In a tweet, outgoing work and pensions secretary Chloe Smith said: “It has been a privilege to serve as the secretary of state for work and pensions and I would like to thank all of the brilliant staff at DWP for their dedication to helping people into work and protecting the most vulnerable.” Previously he was minister of state in the Department of Health and Social Care. Prior to the Attorney General role, she was minister of state for the Department of Work and Pensions. Penny Mordaunt MP has been re-appointed as lord president of the Council, and leader of the House of Commons. Lord True has been re-appointed as lord privy seal and leader of the House of Lords, according to Downing Street. Previously she was briefly the education secretary and before that she held the role of minister for higher and further education from September 2021 to July 2022. The role is the second most senior minister in the Cabinet after the prime minister and the holder must administer the estates and rents of the Duchy of Lancaster.

Jeremy Hunt, chancellor · Penny Mordaunt, leader of the Commons · Dominic Raab, deputy prime minister and justice secretary · Oliver Dowden, · Suella Braverman, ...

The deputy prime minister and health secretary under Liz Truss, Coffey is moved to Defra. But he was a consistent and early backer of Sunak and spoke up for him in the broadcast rounds over the past week. The former party chair came under fire last month for telling struggling Britons to “go out there and get that new job”. Her resignation rocked Liz Truss’s premiership and helped trigger Truss’s resignation the next day. Once David Cameron’s deputy chief of staff in No 10, Dowden is one of Rishi Sunak’s closest allies, who has long supported his friend’s campaign to become prime minister and may yet become chancellor. Having been in post for less than a fortnight, it was the consensus position among MPs that Hunt should stay in post.

The new prime minister has brought Suella Braverman, Dominic Raab and Michael Gove back into the cabinet while keeping Jeremy Hunt on as chancellor.

Alok Sharma has left as minister of state at the cabinet office. In his resignation letter, he wished Mr Sunak "every success" but added: "It is time to go. The levelling-up Secretary Simon Clarke also left his role. He has my support." Under Mr Johnson, she was the parliamentary under-secretary for apprenticeships and skills. Mel Stride has been promoted into the cabinet as work and pensions secretary. Sir Gavin Williamson returns to government as a minister without portfolio. [amid calls from senior Tories to appoint the best ministers available](https://news.sky.com/story/rishi-sunak-urged-to-overhaul-the-cabinet-as-he-begins-his-first-day-as-pm-12729509) - rather than focusing on those who are loyal to him, as his two predecessors had done. He said it was a "great privilege" to serve in the department, as well as in his previous role as chief secretary to the Treasury. "Our party is at a crossroads," he said in his resignation letter to the prime minister, adding that it is time to "reunite and rebuild". He also served as a vaccines minister and education secretary under Mr Johnson, and he was the made Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster under Ms Truss. [forced to bow out of the race at the last minute](https://news.sky.com/story/penny-mordaunt-pulls-out-of-tory-leadership-race-paving-way-for-rishi-sunak-to-become-next-pm-12727550) on Monday after failing to get the backing of enough MPs, leaving Mr Sunak as the only person in the race.