JNS: Newly elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, has reshuffled his Cabinet. Dominic Raab and Suella Braverman have been appointed to the positions of Deputy Prime Minister and Home Secretary, respectively. Jeremy Hunt and Ben Wallace have been reappointed to their previous positions.
Jeremy Hunt would continue in his role as Chancellor of the Exchequer for the United Kingdom. After the mini-budget and its platform of unfunded tax cuts caused upheaval in the financial markets 11 days earlier, outgoing Prime Minister Liz Truss nominated Hunt as chancellor, announced by Conservative Party on Twitter.
This appointment came after Truss resigned her position as Prime Minister. Dominic Raab will now serve as both the Deputy Prime Minister and the Secretary of the Justice Department.
Ben Wallace has been re-appointed as Defence Secretary by Sunak. Wallace was appointed Defence Secretary in July 2019 and retained his post in Liz Truss’ government.
Suella Braverman has been re-appointed as Home Secretary, less than a week after she resigned from the same role in Truss’ cabinet. Braverman is back as the person responsible for overseeing UK borders, policing and counter-terrorism.
Penny Mordaunt has been re-appointed as leader of the House of Commons. She will also assume the role of Lord President of the Council again, as the presiding officer of the Privy Council. Gillian Keegan has been appointed secretary of state for education.
Indian-origin British minister Alok Sharma lost his Cabinet position in Prime Minister Sunak’s reshuffle. Jacob Rees-Mogg, one of Boris Johnson’s most loyal supporters, has resigned as Business Secretary while Brandon Lewis has stepped down as Justice Secretary. James Cleverly has been re-appointed as Foreign Secretary. Cleverly was appointed Foreign Secretary by Liz Truss in September. Simon Hart has been appointed as the new chief whip in Rishi Sunak’s cabinet, replacing Wendy Morton.
Nadhim Zahawi will remain in Cabinet, despite initially backing Boris Johnson in the leadership race. Oliver Dowden has been appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Downing Street has confirmed. Sunak officially became UK Prime Minister after meeting King Charles III at Buckingham Palace.