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Liz Truss Reshuffle: Suella Braverman Revealed as Home Sec, Defence Sec Ben Wallace Keeps His Job

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A wave of resignations on Tuesday comes a day after Home Secretary Priti Patel announced her intention to step down and join the backbenches once a successor is appointed. Newly-appointed British Prime Minister Liz Truss is poised to form a new government.
Newly-appointed British Prime Minister Liz Truss has kicked off a Cabinet reshuffle shortly after Justice Secretary Dominic Raab, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps and Health Secretary Steve Barclay, who supported Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership bid, resigned.
The resignations came just minutes after Truss, delivered her first address to the nation. She officially succeeded Boris Johnson on Tuesday, after Queen Elizabeth II tasked her with forming a government.
On Monday, Home Secretary Priti Patel stepped down, announcing that from now on she would "champion many of the policies and causes I have stood up for" from the backbenches.
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22:12 GMT 06.09.2022
James Heappey Reappointed as a Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence
Heappey will be the Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans
22:01 GMT 06.09.2022
Tom Tugendhat Appointed as Minister of State (Minister for Security) in the Home Department
21:54 GMT 06.09.2022
Vicky Ford Appointed as a Minister of State (Minister for Development) in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
21:49 GMT 06.09.2022
Edward Argar Appointed as Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
21:43 GMT 06.09.2022
Michael Ellis Appointed as Attorney General
21:38 GMT 06.09.2022
Chris Philp Appointed as Chief Secretary to the Treasury
21:37 GMT 06.09.2022
Robert Buckland Re-Appointed as Secretary of State for Wales
21:36 GMT 06.09.2022
Alister Jack Re-Appointed as Secretary of State for Scotland
21:36 GMT 06.09.2022
Chris Heaton-Harris Appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
21:11 GMT 06.09.2022
Michelle Donelan Appointed as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
20:52 GMT 06.09.2022
Truss, Biden Discuss Issues of Joint Interest, Situation in Ukraine - Reports
New UK Prime Minister Liz Truss held a phone conversation with US President Joe Biden on Tuesday, Reuters reported, citing Downing Street.
Truss told Biden that she counts on the cooperation between the US and the UK on issues of joint interest amid the situation in Ukraine, according to Reuters.
20:21 GMT 06.09.2022
Jacob Rees-Mogg Appointed as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
19:46 GMT 06.09.2022
Alok Sharma Re-Appointed as COP26 President
19:45 GMT 06.09.2022
Jake Berry Appointed as Minister without Portfolio
19:30 GMT 06.09.2022
Lord True Appointed as Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords
19:27 GMT 06.09.2022
Penny Mordaunt Appointed as Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
19:21 GMT 06.09.2022
Nadhim Zahawi MP Appointed as Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and Minister for Equalities
18:51 GMT 06.09.2022
Brandon Lewis Revealed as Justice Secretary
Lewis previously served as Northern Ireland secretary.
18:45 GMT 06.09.2022
Ben Wallace Retains His Position as Defence Secretary
18:34 GMT 06.09.2022
Wendy Morton Made Chief Whip
Morton is the MP for Aldridge-Brownhills and served as an assistant government whip under Theresa May from 2018 to 2019.
In December 2021, she was named Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport and was promoted to Minister of State this February.
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