New Delhi: The new UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on his first day in the job, on Tuesday, culled nearly a dozen of Truss’s top-tier ministers including Jacob Rees-Mogg before reviving the careers of ousted frontbenchers.
Rishi Sunak restored Suella Braverman, Dominic Raab, and Michael Gove to the Cabinet while keeping Jeremy Hunt on as Chancellor as he vowed to fix the “mistakes” of Liz Truss’s leadership as he entered Downing Street.
PM Rishidid had tried to also maintain continuity, seeking to reassure the markets as he kept Jeremy Hunt as Chancellor after warning the UK is facing a “profound economic crisis” in his first speech as PM outside Number 10. But he also courted controversy by bringing Braverman back into the cabinet as Home Secretary, six days after she lost the job under Truss over a breach of the Ministerial Code.
Sunak was criticized for promising his government would have “integrity, professionalism, and accountability at every level” but then reappointing the Home Secretary who had been forced from her role after a breach of the rules.
Raab was rewarded with the jobs of Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary, roles he held under Johnson before being sacked by Truss for his support of Sunak.
(Vinayak)