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Rishi Sunak Cabinet: New PM brings back Suella Braverman and keeps Jeremy Hunt as Chancellor

Rishi Sunak makes a speech outside 10 Downing Street, London, after meeting King Charles III and accepting his invitation to become Prime Minister and form a new government. Picture date: Tuesday October 25, 2022.
Rishi Sunak has started appointing his new cabinet. (PA)

Rishi Sunak has announced his cabinet after culling nearly a dozen of Liz Truss's senior ministers on the day he was officially appointed prime minister.

Sunak's first move was to keep Jeremy Hunt as chancellor after he was parachuted in to replace Kwasi Kwarteng following the disastrous mini-budget.

Suella Braverman, a key figure on the right of the Tory party, was brought back as home secretary just days after she was removed by Truss for breaking the ministerial code.

Elsewhere, Boris Johnson allies James Cleverly and Ben Wallace have kept their jobs as foreign secretary and defence secretary.

Sunak's appointments of Johnson supporters and prominent right-wingers suggests he is attempting to unify the party, rather than packing the cabinet with his most loyal allies.

And Michael Gove has returned as levelling up secretary after being sacked from the role by Johnson as his government collapsed in July.

In his first speech as PM outside Number 10 Downing Street, Sunak said he would "fix the mistakes" of Truss's government and bring “integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level”.

Full list of Rishi Sunak's new cabinet so far:

Chancellor: Jeremy Hunt

Home secretary: Suella Braverman

Foreign secretary: James Cleverly

Health secretary: Steve Barclay

Defence secretary: Ben Wallace

Justice secretary and deputy prime minister: Dominic Raab

Levelling up secretary: Michael Gove

Environment secretary: Therese Coffey

Education secretary: Gillian Keegan

Business secretary: Grant Shapps

Work and pensions secretary: Mel Stride

Transport secretary: Mark Harper

Culture secretary: Michelle Donelan

Chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster: Oliver Dowden

International trade secretary and minister for women and equalities: Kemi Badenoch

Attorney General: Victoria Prentis

Chief secretary to the Treasury: John Glen

Minister without portfolio: Gavin Williamson

Scotland secretary: Alister Jack

Northern Ireland secretary: Chris Heaton-Harris

Wales secretary: David TC Davies

Paymaster General, and minister for the Cabinet Office: Jeremy Quin

Leader of the House of Commons: Penny Mordaunt

Lord Privy Seal, and leader of the House of Lords: Lord True

Chief whip: Simon Hart

Party chairman: Nadhim Zahawi

Minister for veterans’ affairs: Johnny Mercer

Minister of state for security: Tom Tugendhat

Minister for immigration: Robert Jenrick

Minister for development: Andrew Mitchell

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt speaks at the House of Commons, in London, Britain, October 17, 2022. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. IMAGE MUST NOT BE ALTERED.
Jeremy Hunt was appointed chancellor following Kwasi Kwarteng's resignation earlier this month after his mini-budget sent the UK economy into turmoil. (Reuters)

Jeremy Hunt has remained as chancellor during Sunak's reshuffle after being appointed to the role following Kwarteng's ousting earlier this month.

Hunt is set to deliver a fiscal plan on 31 October in which he is expected to make a range of announcements on cuts to public spending.

The new chancellor has warned of decisions of "eye-watering difficulty" ahead, but has pledged to protect the most vulnerable people during the cost-of-living crisis.

Suella Braverman has been appointed home secretary less than a week after she resigned from the role for breaking the ministerial code due to a breach of security protocol.

Suella Braverman walks outside Number 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, October 25, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Suella Braverman has been appointed home secretary less than week after resigning from the role for breaking security protocol. (Reuters)

Braverman, who caused controversy with a string of provocative comments in her previous stint in the office, gave her backing to Sunak in the contest to replace Truss.

Her appointment signals Sunak's intention to unify the factions of the Tory party by bringing in a prominent Eurosceptic and right-wing voice.

Dominic Raab arriving in Downing Street, London after Rishi Sunak has been appointed as Prime Minister. Picture date: Tuesday October 25, 2022.
Dominic Raab has been appointed justice secretary and deputy prime minister after being sacked from the roles by Liz Truss last month. (PA)

Dominic Raab has been appointed justice secretary and deputy prime minister after being sacked from the same role by Truss last month.

He has been a key Sunak ally during his leadership bids and served as foreign secretary in Boris Johnson's cabinet.

Michael Gove makes his political comeback as levelling up secretary months after announcing his expectation to see out his career on the backbenches.

Gove is an experienced minister and MP but a controversial one who has been accused of disloyalty – he was sacked by Johnson was a key figure in bringing down Truss, calling her economic plans a "holiday from reality".

James Cleverly walks outside Number 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, October 25, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
James Cleverly has been reappointed as foreign secretary. (Reuters)
British Defence Minister Ben Wallace arrives for a Cabinet meeting on 10 Downing Street, as a new prime minister is expected to be announced, in London, Britain, October 25, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
Ben Wallace has been reappointed to the role as defence secretary. (Reuters)

James Cleverly has been reappointed foreign secretary, keeping the role given to him by Truss.

Cleverly had been one of the most high-profile names backing Johnson's return this weekend before switching to Sunak late in the day.

The appointment may create tension between Sunak and former leadership contender Penny Mordaunt, who has been reported to have wanted the role.

Ben Wallace has been reappointed as defence secretary after receiving widespread praise over his handling of the Ukraine crisis.

Like Cleverly, Wallace initially backed the return of Johnson during the latest leadership contest.

He has been a staunch advocate of increasing defence spending to 3% of GDP by 2030, a move Sunak has refused to guarantee - something the pair may clash over in the future.

Nadhim Zahawi walks outside Number 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, October 25, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
Nadhim Zahawi has been appointed party chairman, his fourth cabinet role in four months. (Reuters)
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson arrives in Downing Street, London, ahead of the government's weekly Cabinet meeting. Picture date: Tuesday September 14, 2021.
Gavin Williamson has been handed the role of minister without portfolio despite being sacked from cabinet previously by Theresa May and Boris Johnson. (PA)

Nadhim Zahawi remains in cabinet but has been moved from chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster to the less senior role of party chairman replacing Jake Berry.

Zahawi, another who backed Johnson last week, has had four cabinet roles in the four months, including the role of chancellor and education secretary.

Gavin Williamson has been appointed minister without portfolio after being sacked as education secretary from Boris Johnson’s cabinet last year.

Williamson has also held other cabinet roles in the past - including defence secretary between 2017-2019, before he was sacked by Theresa May after he was accused of leaking sensitive documents.

Johnny Mercer in Downing Street, London after Rishi Sunak has been appointed as Prime Minister. Picture date: Tuesday October 25, 2022.
Johnny Mercer has been appointed veteran's minister after Liz Truss snubbed him over the role in September. (PA)

Johnny Mercer has been appointed veteran’s minister after being snubbed by Truss in her cabinet reshuffle in September.

The former PM allegedly promised Mercer the job during her leadership campaign, but reneged on the pledge when she won.

Earlier this month Mercer claimed Truss had started “laughing” when informed him he would not be getting the role.

Mercer told Men’s Health: “I tried to shake it off, went home, got p****d, all those things you shouldn’t do, but the thing about depression is it creeps over the back of your head.”

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