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| Jeremy Hunt remains chancellor amid big cabinet reshuffle | Jeremy Hunt remains chancellor amid big cabinet reshuffle |
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| Rishi Sunak has kept Jeremy Hunt as chancellor, amid a major cabinet overhaul after entering Downing Street. | Rishi Sunak has kept Jeremy Hunt as chancellor, amid a major cabinet overhaul after entering Downing Street. |
| The new PM has removed key allies of former leader Liz Truss and rewarded some loyal supporters with top jobs. | The new PM has removed key allies of former leader Liz Truss and rewarded some loyal supporters with top jobs. |
| Michael Gove and Dominic Raab, key figures in Boris Johnson's government, have also returned to cabinet roles. | Michael Gove and Dominic Raab, key figures in Boris Johnson's government, have also returned to cabinet roles. |
| And Suella Braverman is back as home secretary, days after quitting over sending an official document via personal email. | And Suella Braverman is back as home secretary, days after quitting over sending an official document via personal email. |
| Despite being tipped for a promotion, Mr Sunak's leadership rival Penny Mordaunt stays in the mid-ranking role of Commons leader. | Despite being tipped for a promotion, Mr Sunak's leadership rival Penny Mordaunt stays in the mid-ranking role of Commons leader. |
| Mr Sunak is under pressure to reach out to different parts of the Conservative Party, after becoming its third leader in seven weeks. | Mr Sunak is under pressure to reach out to different parts of the Conservative Party, after becoming its third leader in seven weeks. |
| Who is in Rishi Sunak's cabinet? | Who is in Rishi Sunak's cabinet? |
| Is the Tory Party ready to unite behind Sunak? | Is the Tory Party ready to unite behind Sunak? |
| Truss defends tax-cutting goals in farewell speech | Truss defends tax-cutting goals in farewell speech |
| A number of close allies of Ms Truss, including Simon Clarke, Chloe Smith, and Wendy Morton, have left their cabinet positions. | A number of close allies of Ms Truss, including Simon Clarke, Chloe Smith, and Wendy Morton, have left their cabinet positions. |
| Therese Coffey, a close friend of the former prime minister, has also been demoted from deputy PM to environment secretary. | Therese Coffey, a close friend of the former prime minister, has also been demoted from deputy PM to environment secretary. |
| However, a number of her cabinet have kept their roles - including James Cleverly as foreign secretary and Kemi Badenoch as trade secretary. | |
| Dominic Raab is back as deputy PM and justice secretary, roles he held under former leader Boris Johnson. | Dominic Raab is back as deputy PM and justice secretary, roles he held under former leader Boris Johnson. |
| Michael Gove, a veteran of several recent Conservative governments, also returns to the cabinet table as levelling-up secretary. | Michael Gove, a veteran of several recent Conservative governments, also returns to the cabinet table as levelling-up secretary. |
| Penny Mordaunt stays as Commons leader after losing out on the top job to Mr Sunak | Penny Mordaunt stays as Commons leader after losing out on the top job to Mr Sunak |
| Several of Mr Sunak's longtime allies have been given promotions, including Oliver Dowden, who has become Cabinet Office Minister, and Steve Barclay, the new health secretary. | Several of Mr Sunak's longtime allies have been given promotions, including Oliver Dowden, who has become Cabinet Office Minister, and Steve Barclay, the new health secretary. |
| Mel Stride, who ran Mr Sunak's unsuccessful summer leadership campaign, has been given a cabinet job as work and pensions secretary. | Mel Stride, who ran Mr Sunak's unsuccessful summer leadership campaign, has been given a cabinet job as work and pensions secretary. |
| Ben Wallace remains defence secretary, a role he has held since Mr Johnson entered Downing Street in July 2019. | Ben Wallace remains defence secretary, a role he has held since Mr Johnson entered Downing Street in July 2019. |
| But Jacob Rees-Mogg, a big supporter of Mr Johnson, has been replaced as business secretary by Grant Shapps. | But Jacob Rees-Mogg, a big supporter of Mr Johnson, has been replaced as business secretary by Grant Shapps. |
| The decision to keep Mr Hunt at the Treasury has been seen as a move to reassure financial markets, which have seen in turmoil in recent weeks in the wake of last month's mini-budget. | The decision to keep Mr Hunt at the Treasury has been seen as a move to reassure financial markets, which have seen in turmoil in recent weeks in the wake of last month's mini-budget. |
| Mr Hunt, who reversed most of the tax cuts upon his appointment by Ms Truss, is expected to give more detail of the UK's tax and spending plans in a key statement next Monday. | Mr Hunt, who reversed most of the tax cuts upon his appointment by Ms Truss, is expected to give more detail of the UK's tax and spending plans in a key statement next Monday. |
| The return of Ms Braverman, a figure on the right of the party, has raised eyebrows given her dramatic resignation only six days ago. | The return of Ms Braverman, a figure on the right of the party, has raised eyebrows given her dramatic resignation only six days ago. |
| She was forced to step down on what became the final chaotic day of Liz Truss' premiership, after admitting breaching government data rules. | |
| In her resignation letter, she said she had emailed an official document from her private email account, but also attacked Ms Truss's approach to immigration. | In her resignation letter, she said she had emailed an official document from her private email account, but also attacked Ms Truss's approach to immigration. |
| There have been reports that Ms Braverman had been at odds with Ms Truss over plans to relax immigration rules in a bid to boost economic growth. | There have been reports that Ms Braverman had been at odds with Ms Truss over plans to relax immigration rules in a bid to boost economic growth. |
| Labour criticised her reappointment, with shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper accusing Mr Sunak of "putting party before country". | Labour criticised her reappointment, with shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper accusing Mr Sunak of "putting party before country". |
| In other moves: | In other moves: |
| Nadhim Zahawi replaces Jake Berry as Conservative Party chairman | Nadhim Zahawi replaces Jake Berry as Conservative Party chairman |
| Gillian Keegan replaces Kit Malthouse as education secretary | Gillian Keegan replaces Kit Malthouse as education secretary |
| David TC Davies becomes the new Welsh Secretary | David TC Davies becomes the new Welsh Secretary |
| Mark Harper replaces Anne Marie-Trevelyan as Secretary of State for Transport. | |
| Victoria Prentis replaces Michael Ellis as Attorney General | |
| John Glen becomes Chief Secretary to the Treasury, replacing Ed Argar | |
| Alister Jack remains as Scotland Secretary, a post he has now held under three prime ministers | |
| Earlier, Mr Rees-Mogg told the BBC the Conservatives would be "toast" unless they pulled together. | Earlier, Mr Rees-Mogg told the BBC the Conservatives would be "toast" unless they pulled together. |
| Only a couple of hours after leaving his post, he returned to the Commons to speak as a backbencher during a debate on government legislation to replace EU laws carried over after Brexit. | Only a couple of hours after leaving his post, he returned to the Commons to speak as a backbencher during a debate on government legislation to replace EU laws carried over after Brexit. |
| Mr Sunak has warned "difficult decisions" lie ahead for his new administration, as it grapples with a "profound economic crisis". | Mr Sunak has warned "difficult decisions" lie ahead for his new administration, as it grapples with a "profound economic crisis". |
| He said he had been elected as Tory leader to "fix" the "mistakes" made by Ms Truss, who has left after just 49 days in office. | He said he had been elected as Tory leader to "fix" the "mistakes" made by Ms Truss, who has left after just 49 days in office. |