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Rishi Sunak appoints backers of leadership rivals in Cabinet


LONDON: Britain’s new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunakgave a sign of how he intends to run the country and unify his party on Tuesday by drawing from all wings of the now divided Conservative party on his appointment. Room, even assigning some roles to supporters of his former rivals. Three of the four major Offices of State, including that of the PM, are currently held by non-whites, two of which are PIOs.
Many of the faces he appoints are prominent MPs who have previously held Cabinet posts – a sign that he wants experienced men to steer the ship during turbulent times in Britain. , unlike his predecessors who appointed loyalists regardless of ability. There is speculation Sunak did this to ensure that he did not inadvertently create a group of disgruntled rebel MPs denied cabinet posts who then plotted to overthrow him, as has been shown. happened in the past.

He has reached the right of the party by re-appointment Suella Braverman as house secretary, a job she took under Liz Truss. Braverman, who has roots in Kenya, Mauritius and Goa, left the No 10 spot with a grin on his face on Tuesday night. She quit, or was fired, two days ago Shoes was ousted when she claimed she had broken ministerial rules and recently said her dream was to have a plane carrying migrants take off to Rwanda on the front page of the UK’s “Daily Telegraph” newspaper. Great Britain.
Jeremy Hunt, who was appointed by Truss after she fired Kwasi Kwarteng, who revealed the tax cut budget “Kami-Kwasi”, has been reappointed as Chancellor of the Exchequer. He is seen by many as a safe hand and will announce his much-watched medium-term fiscal plan on October 31.
Ben Wallace, James Cleverly and Nadhim Zahawi – who backed Boris Johnson in last weekend’s leadership contest – all got the top jobs. Wallace remained defense minister, Cleverly served as foreign minister and Zahawi became party chairman.

Grant Shapps, a former transportation secretary under Johnson who served as interior secretary for a few days under Truss, and a senior supporter of Sunak on both leadership campaigns, has been named secretary. business. Steve Barclay appointed health secretary, and Michael Gove, another senior Sunak supporter and veteran cabinet minister (who is also known for his disco dance moves), who was fired by Johnson for asking him to resign was re-appointed to the role of secretary promotion. .
But Alok Sharma, of Indian descent, who supported Johnson, not Sunak, in the recent election, retained the COP26 presidency but lost his Cabinet position. Green Party co-leader Caroline Lucas tweeted: “It’s a shame that Rishi Sunak has to move her seat at the cabinet table to COP26 President Alok Sharma – just weeks before one of the key global climate summits best in a generation at #COP27 in Egypt. If the new Prime Minister cares about the climate, he has a very strange way of showing it. ”
Penny Mordaunt, who withdrew from the recent leadership race against Sunak just in time for the nominations to close, allowing Sunak to automatically become leader without a vote, has been reappointed as Leader. the House of Representatives.
Oliver Dowden, a close friend of Sunak, was appointed Chancellor of the Principality of Lancaster. Gillian Keegan was promoted to education secretary, Mel Stride was appointed pensions secretary and Thérèse Coffey became environment secretary, replacing MP Ranil Jayawardena, who is half Indian and half Sri Lankan.
Dominic Raab, who played a prominent role in Sunak’s Ready4Rishi campaign, has been reappointed as deputy prime minister, prime minister and justice minister, to the same roles he previously held in the Johnson government. At the time of filming, there was still no sign of a role for Priti Patel.

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