Just hours after Rishi Sunak was sworn in as the new Prime Minister, he started a cabinet reshuffle, with business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg being the first to go as Mr Sunak assembles his top team.
Education secretary Kit Malthouse, secretary of state for Wales Robert Buckland and Tory party chairman Jake Berry have all been cleared out and they will return to the backbenches.
The prime minister warned the public that the country is facing a “profound economic crisis” in his first speech.
In a swipe at his predecessor Liz Truss, Mr Sunak said that “mistakes were made” by her government.
He also emphasised the need for trust in government – in an apparent reference to Boris Johnson’s premiership.
“This government will have integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level. Trust is earned and I will earn yours,” he said.
“I fully appreciate how hard things are,” Mr Sunak said.
Earlier today, Liz Truss tendered her resignation to the King after giving a final speech outside No 10. The Palace said the King was “graciously pleased to accept” Ms Truss’s resignation.
Born 42-years ago in Southampton to a family that migrated from India to Britain in the 1960s, Sunak attended the exclusive private school Winchester College,
studied philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford University,
and then got an MBA from Stanford University.
He is married to Akshata Murthy, whose father is Indian billionaire Narayana Murthy, founder of IT services giant Infosys.
Sunak has promised that his tenure as prime minister will bring about not just the desired change but grip and hope
HE takes over from Liz Truss who served as prime minister for only seven weeks.