Article 6535R Rishi Sunak reshuffle: Braverman named home secretary, Gove returns as levelling up secretary, Mordaunt not promoted – as it happened

Rishi Sunak reshuffle: Braverman named home secretary, Gove returns as levelling up secretary, Mordaunt not promoted – as it happened

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Charlie Moloney, LĂ©onie Chao-Fong, Andrew Sparrow
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Braverman reappointed to post after resigning days ago; James Cleverly retained as foreign secretary; Oliver Dowden becomes Cabinet Office minister

The BBC's political correspondent, Nick Eardley, has just summed things up on BBC Radio 4 like this: Liz Truss faced one of the most daunting entries of modern times, Mr Sunak faces an even more daunting one - plus he has to pick a cabinet that will unite the party."

When he becomes PM, Rishi Sunak will be doing many things for the first time in modern politics - he will be the first PM of colour, the first Hindu, the youngest since William Pitt the Younger.

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