Michael Gove has returned to cabinet this evening in his previous as Levelling up Secretary just three months after being sacked by Boris Johnson
In a day of many surprises Jacob Rees-Mogg and Brandon Lewis both resign from government before being sacked
While Lancashire MP Jake Berry a Boris Johnson ally regarded as having his finger on pulse of so-called red wall was sacked as Tory party chair and Chief Whip Wendy Morton has also returned to the back benches with Simon Hart confirmed as the new chief whip
Jeremy Hunt stays as Chancellor as does James Cleverly as Foreign Secretary while the biggest surprise saw Suella Braverman return as Home Secretary just six days after resigning
Ben Wallace, who supported Boris Johnson’s comeback attempt survives as defence secretary,Nadhim Zahawi becomes Tory party chair and Oliver Dowden becomes Chancellor of Duchy of Lancaster.
Penny Mordaunt stays as Leader of the Commons while Gillian Keegan, becomes the fifth Education Secretary in four months.
Mel Stride, one of Sunak’s closest allies, is the new Work & Pensions secretary.Therese Coffey, Liz Truss’s deputy PM, stays in the cabinet as Environment Secretary, while Steve Barclay now returns as Health Secretary
Dominic Raab returns as Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary while Grant Shapps becomes Business Secretary
