New Prime Minister Liz Truss announces ministers appointed to cabinet
06.09.2022 - 22:31
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New Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced her new Cabinet this evening (September 6) after she was appointed as Prime Minister by the Queen at Balmoral earlier on Tuesday. It follows on from her first speech to the nation, in which she said that her government would "transform Britain into an aspiration nation" and that "together we can ride out the storm".
Following her victory over Rishi Sunak, the new Prime Minister was asked to form a government by the Queen following the resignation of Boris Johnson. Truss, 47, is the UK’s 56th prime minister and its third female leader.
Following her speech on Tuesday evening, which was held outside No10, Truss began immediately appointing new ministers to form her cabinet.
READ MORE: Everything Liz Truss said in her first speech as Prime Minister
Dominic Raab was the first to publicly announce he had been sacked from his post by Truss on Tuesday evening, after Nadine Dorries and Priti Patel both opted to resign on Monday. Grant Shapps shortly followed suit along with MP Steve Barclay who announced their demotion on Twitter.
In the newly reshuffled cabinet, Therese Coffey was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister and Health Secretary. The former work and pensions secretary who is regarded as the Prime Minister’s closest friend in Westminster, replaced Mr Raab as the second in command.
Kwasi Kwarteng, who was previously the business secretary under Boris Johnson, was appointed as chancellor, replacing Nadhim Zahawi in the Treasury. And James Cleverly was appointed as Foreign Secretary, succeeding Truss herself in the role.
Suella Braverman, who became the first person to launch a bid to become the next prime minister before being knocked out of the race and deciding to back Liz