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Jacob Rees-Mogg out as PM Sunak begins cabinet reshuffle | Jacob Rees-Mogg out as PM Sunak begins cabinet reshuffle |
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Jacob Rees-Mogg has quit as business secretary, as Rishi Sunak begins to assemble his new team of cabinet ministers. | Jacob Rees-Mogg has quit as business secretary, as Rishi Sunak begins to assemble his new team of cabinet ministers. |
Close allies of outgoing PM Liz Truss are also out, including her chief whip Wendy Morton and work and pensions secretary Chloe Smith. | |
Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis has also quit the cabinet, adding he would support Mr Sunak from the backbenches. | |
Vicky Ford has also confirmed she is no longer a Foreign Office minister. | |
Mr Rees-Mogg, who backed Ms Truss's leadership, is also a close ally of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. | Mr Rees-Mogg, who backed Ms Truss's leadership, is also a close ally of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. |
He acknowledged he was was unlikely to be kept on, as he was "far too close to Liz Truss" to work with Mr Sunak. | He acknowledged he was was unlikely to be kept on, as he was "far too close to Liz Truss" to work with Mr Sunak. |
Speaking to BBC deputy political editor Vicki Young, he added that he would be "fully supportive" of the new prime minister. | Speaking to BBC deputy political editor Vicki Young, he added that he would be "fully supportive" of the new prime minister. |
He added that the Conservatives, who now have their third leader in seven weeks, would be "toast" unless they pulled together. | He added that the Conservatives, who now have their third leader in seven weeks, would be "toast" unless they pulled together. |