New PM Truss appoints cabinet ministers
The new prime minister Liz Truss has announced new ministerial appointments.
Kwasi Kwarteng is chancellor, James Cleverly has been made foreign secretary and Suella Braverman has become home secretary. Therese Coffey has been appointed health secretary and deputy prime minister.
No one who backed Truss's leadership rival Rishi Sunak is in the full cabinet - Dominic Raab, Grant Shapps, George Eustice and Steve Barclay will be returning to the back benches.
Priti Patel and Nadine Dorries will also not be in the newly formed cabinet.
The new cabinet is set to meet later today.
Image: Chris McAndrew / UK Parliament
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