New cabinet: who is in and who is out in Liz Truss reshuffle? | Politics

Nadhim Zahawi has been appointed chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, which means he is a Cabinet Office minister. He is also now minister for intergovernmental relations, dealing with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and minister for equalities.

The appointments are a demotion from his role as chancellor, which he was given by Boris Johnson following the resignation of Rishi Sunak in July.

Chris Heaton-Harris has been appointed as secretary of state for Northern Ireland, according to Northern Ireland minister Conor Burns.

Heaton-Harris previously served as minister for Europe, minister for transport, and deputy leader of the Commons.

Brandon Lewis has been appointed lord chancellor and secretary of state for justice, replacing Dominic Raab.

Lewis previously served as secretary of state for Northern Ireland under Johnson’s government before resigning in July.

Defence secretary Ben Wallace will be remaining in his post under a Liz Truss-led government.

Wallace endorsed Truss in July, saying she recognised that the “threats we face every day” needed to be “funded properly”.

As cabinet ministers resigned triggering Boris Johnson’s downfall, Wallace stayed in his post.

Wendy Morton has been appointed the first female Conservative chief whip.

Morton previously served as a minister of state in the department for transport. Prior, she served as assistant government whip in January 2018 to July 2019 under former prime minister Theresa May.

Suella Braverman has been appointed home secretary.

The former attorney general replaces former home secretary Priti Patel, who quit the cabinet hours after Liz Truss won the Conservative leadership contest.

Braverman came sixth in the Conservative leadership race.

George Eustice, a Sunak-backing cabinet minister, will no longer serve as environment secretary.

“It has been a privilege to have been a Defra Minister for the past nine years, under three different Prime Ministers, including almost three years in Cabinet during the most challenging of times,” he wrote in a Facebook post.

“I will now offer scrutiny and advice from the backbenches.”

James Cleverly is joining a Liz Truss-led government as foreign secretary.

The former UK education secretary replaces the post previously held by current prime minister Truss.

Kwasi Kwarteng has been appointed chancellor of the exchequer.

Kwarteng, a longtime loyal supporter of Liz Truss, was the former secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy.

He will be replacing Nadhim Zahawi, now the second shortest-serving chancellor since the start of the 20th century with his departure.

Thérèse Coffey has been appointed secretary of state for health and social care and deputy prime minister.

Coffey was previously the former work and pensions secretary.

Shailesh Vara announced his departure as secretary of state for Northern Ireland.

“Great privilege and honour to serve as Secretary of State at the Northern Ireland Office and work with some excellent people,” he wrote on Twitter.

“My best wishes to the new PM and I look forward to supporting the government from the backbenches.”

Andrew Stephenson announced his departure as chair of the Conservative party.

“Thanks to the brilliant hardworking team at the Conservatives Central Office – it’s been an honour to be Party Chairman during the leadership contest & to campaign in 87 different seats. Best of luck to my successor!,” he wrote on Twitter.

Greg Clark, the secretary of state for levelling up, confirmed his departure from government, describing his eight weeks in the role as a “privilege”.

“Thanks to superb teams of ministers, civil servants, colleagues in local govt and partners in business & voluntary sector we’ve done the job and delivered a lot more besides. I’ve enjoyed it enormously,” Clark wrote on Twitter.

Johnny Mercer, the UK’s first cabinet minister for veterans affairs, confirmed his departure from government.

“I have been relieved of my duties in government by the new prime minister,” Mercer wrote in a statement posted on Twitter.

“I am disappointed to leave a role I established, leading a team that I established … “But any prime minister is entitled to reward her supporters, and I accept her decision.”

The former health secretary confirmed his departure from government to return to the backbenches.

“Thanks to all colleagues, both political & civil service, for their fantastic support,” he wrote on Twitter, wishing Prime Minister Liz Truss and her team “every success for the future”.

Grant Shapps, former transport secretary has announced his departure from “a job I loved” to return to backbenches.

“It has been a privilege to serve as Transport Secretary,” Shapps wrote on Twitter.

“Now I look forward to being a strong, independent voice on the backbenches, developing policies that will further the Conservative cause and the interests of my constituents in Welwyn Hatfield.”

Dominic Raab, former deputy prime minister and secretary of state for justice, is the first minister to announce his departure.

“Thanks to the brilliant MoJ team for all their hard work over the last year. Good luck to the new PM and her team. I look forward to supporting the government from the backbenches,” he wrote on Twitter.