Rishi Sunak reshuffles Cabinet as David Cameron makes return - list in full
David Cameron has returned to Government as Foreign Secretary as Rishi Sunak conducts a Cabinet reshuffle. The ministerial switcharound was prompted by Mr Sunak's decision to finally sack Suella Braverman as Home Secretary.
The Conservatives said the Prime Minister is carrying out a wider reshuffle which "strengthens his team in Government to deliver long-term decisions for a brighter future". But sacking one of the leading figures on the Tory right and bringing back Mr Cameron could pose difficulties for him as he seeks to get his party united behind him and ready for a general election expected next year.
Mrs Braverman said: "It has been the greatest privilege of my life to serve as Home Secretary." Ominously for Mr Sunak, she added: "I will have more to say in due course."
Lord Cameron, who has been given an immediate peerage so he can return to Government without being an MP, said he had “gladly accepted” the new role as the country faces a “daunting set of international challenges, including the war in Ukraine and the crisis in the Middle East”. “While I have been out of frontline politics for the last seven years, I hope that my experience – as Conservative Leader for eleven years and Prime Minister for six – will assist me in helping the Prime Minister to meet these vital challenges,” he wrote on X.
Here are all the Cabinet moves in full:
New frontbench team
David Cameron - the former Tory PM who was responsible for austerity has been appointed Foreign Secretary. His appointment comes seven years after he left No10 and then quit as an MP.
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Jeremy Hunt - the Chancellor of the Exchequer has been re-appointed ahead of the Autumn Statement next week when he will set out the Government's tax and spending plans.
James Cleverly - the former Foreign Secretary has been moved to replace Suella Braverman as Home Secretary.
Steve Barclay - with NHS lists at record levels Mr Barclay has been moved from the Department of Health to the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.
Victoria Atkins - the ex-Treasury minister takes up the role of Health Secretary.
Richard Holden - the former minister at the Department for Transport has been appointed chairman of the Conservative Party.
Laura Trott - the ex-DWP minister gets a promotion to become Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
John Glen - is moved from the Treasury to become Paymaster General at the Cabinet Office.
Greg Hands - the former chairman of the Conservatives has been moved from the post to be a minister in the Department for Business and Trade.
Lee Rowley- the former Local Government Minister is promoted to Housing Minister.
Esther McVey - the former TV presenter makes a return to Government as Cabinet Office minister.
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Bim Afolami - the Etonian has been promoted to Economic Secretary to the Treasury
Gareth Bacon - the ex-London Assembly leader is now a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice;
Saqib Bhatti - Mr Bhatti has been appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology;
Anthony Browne - the former BBC journalist was named as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Transport;
Laura Farris - Ms Farris, who became an MP in 2019, is now a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State jointly in the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice;
Simon Hoare - the chair of the Northern Ireland Select Committee was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities;
Fay Jones - the former Tory whip has been appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Wales Office;
Dame Andrea Leadsom - former leadership contender, Business Secretary and Environment Secretary Dame Andrea is now a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department of Health and Social Care;
Paul Maynard - Mr Maynard was named a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Work and Pensions;
Robbie Moore - the MP for Keighley is now a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs;
Guy Opperman - the former Lord Commissioner of the Treasury was appointed a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Transport.
Axed ministers
Suella Braverman - the controversial Tory has finally been sacked as Home Secretary following weeks of controversy.
Therese Coffey - has resigned as Environment Secretary. She said it was was the "right time" to step back after serving as a minister under all five Tory PMs.
Rachel Maclean - has been sacked as Housing Minister. Her replacement will be the 16th person to hold the post since the Tories came to power in 2010.
Jeremy Quin - announced he was quitting as Paymaster General despite being given "reassurance" from the PM that he could continue as a frontbencher if he wanted.
Neil O'Brien - quit as health minister saying he wanted "to focus 100% on constituency work".
Will Quince - has resigned as a junior health minister after having previously announced he planned to step down as an MP at the next election.
Jesse Norman - the MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire has quit as a minister in the Department for Transport.
Nick Gibb - the veteran schools minister said he had quit the government and would not stand at the next general election.
George Freeman - the science minister said he had resigned from government with a "heavy heart".
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