Liz Truss has rewarded close allies Kwasi Kwarteng and Therese Coffey with top Cabinet jobs, as she culled a number of prominent Rishi Sunak supporters during a major Government reshuffle.
The new Prime Minister appointed Mr Kwarteng as Chancellor and Ms Coffey as Deputy Prime Minister and Health Secretary, as she made James Cleverly her successor as Foreign Secretary.
Suella Braverman, the former attorney general, was also appointed Home Secretary, meaning that for the first time in history none of the great offices of state are held by white men.
Meanwhile, Jacob Rees-Mogg was appointed as Business Secretary; Kemi Badenoch as International Trade Secretary; and Kit Malthouse as Education Secretary. Michael Ellis was appointed as Attorney General.
However, Ms Truss first despatched key allies of Mr Sunak to the backbenches, including Dominic Raab, the former deputy prime minister, Grant Shapps, George Eustice and Steve Barclay.