Liz Truss has begun announcing her Cabinet after being elected leader of the Conservative Party on Monday.
Following her victory over Rishi Sunak, the new Prime Minister flew to Balmoral where she was formally invited by the Queen to form a government.
She is now confirming appointments to her top team and has already sacked three prominent Rishi Sunak supporters.
We will keep this file constantly updated.
Who's in?
Kwasi Kwarteng
The former business secretary has been appointed as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
It is understood that he will be instructed to reverse the National Insurance increase as soon as is practically possible and to cancel the planned corporation tax rise.
Therese Coffey
Therese Coffey has been appointed as Health Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister.
Ms Coffey, who was previously the work and pensions secretary, is little known to the wider public but is one of Ms Truss’s closest friends in politics.
She helped run the Truss campaign and has held previous government roles in the whips office and the Environment Department after becoming an MP in 2010.
The move is likely to be framed in part as showing how important health reforms will be for the Truss government.
Bringing down NHS backlogs is one of her top policy priorities. It also means that it will be Ms Coffey who will likely face off against Angela Rayner, the Labour deputy leader, at Prime Minister’s Questions when Ms Truss is away.
James Cleverly
James Cleverly has been appointed as Foreign Secretary.
Mr Cleverly is one of Ms Truss's closest allies and worked with her in the Foreign Office as a junior minister.
Suella Braverman
Suella Braverman has been appointed as Home Secretary.
She was told by Ms Truss that she would be appointed to the role "absolutely ages ago", according to a source familiar with discussions.
"Suella has been busy getting background briefings, reading think-tank reports - really getting to grips with it," they said.
The source added that Ms Braverman, the former attorney general, had been promised a say over who her junior ministers might be.
"The junior ministers at the Home Office haven’t been turning up to the department - the place has basically been running without junior ministers for weeks."
Wendy Morton
Wendy Morton has been appointed as the first Tory female Chief Whip.
Ms Morton, 54, who was elected as the MP for Aldridge-Brownhills in the West Midlands in 2015, is thought to be one of Ms Truss's closest confidantes along with Ms Coffey.
She served as an assistant whip under Theresa May from 2018 to 2019, before being appointed a justice minister by Boris Johnson. In 2020, she moved to the Foreign Office before becoming transport minister last December.
Brandon Lewis
Brandon Lewis has been appointed as Justice Secretary.
Ben Wallace
Ben Wallace remains as Defence Secretary.
He has worked alongside Ms Truss on Britain's response to the war in Ukraine.
Nadhim Zahawi
Nadhim Zahawi has been appointed as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
He also has the roles of minister for intergovernmental relations and minister for equalities.
Penny Mordaunt
Penny Mordaunt, who came third in the Tory leadership race, has been appointed as Leader of the House of Commons.
Jacob Rees-Mogg
Jacob Rees-Mogg has been appointed a Business Secretary. He is a close ally of Ms Truss and has been working on her economic plan.
"It's a fundamentally important role," he told Sky News. "The energy crisis is at the absolute forefront of the Government's agenda.
"We have to help businesses and individuals and a package will be brought forward shortly."
On Ms Truss's Government, he said: "The underlying philosophy will be the same, but Liz Truss is a different personality from Boris Johnson.
"Nobody fails to realise the size of the problem. It is an extraordinary problem."
Simon Clarke
Simon Clarke, the former chief secretary to the Treasury, has been appointed as Levelling Up Secretary.
Kemi Badenoch
Kemi Badenoch has been appointed as International Trade Secretary.
Chloe Smith
Chloe Smith has been appointed as Work and Pensions Secretary.
Kit Malthouse
Kit Malthouse has been appointed as Education Secretary.
Jake Berry
Jake Berry has been appointed minister without portfolio.
Alok Sharma
Alok Sharma retains his role in the Cabinet as President for COP26.
Alister Jack
Alister Jack will be reappointed as Scottish Secretary by Ms Truss, The Telegraph understands, meaning he will keep the brief he took up in 2019.
Mr Jack has been central to the UK Government's attempts to counter the SNP's push for a second independence referendum in 2023.
The news means disappointment for David Mundell, the former Scottish secretary who had been tipped for a return given his support for Ms Truss.
Mr Jack, who only became an MP in 2017, is close to Boris Johnson.
Anne-Marie Trevelyan
Anne-Marie Trevelyan is expected to be offered the job of Transport Secretary, The Telegraph has been told.
The Transport job is likely to be a difficult one, as the nation braces for further rail strikes this autumn.
Who's out of the running?
George Eustice
George Eustice, the environment secretary, has been sacked.
He's the fourth high-profile Rishi Sunak supporter to go tonight.
Greg Clark
Greg Clark, the Levelling Up Secretary, has been sacked after just eight weeks in the job.
He tweeted that he was proud of his achievements in that time.
Johnny Mercer
Johnny Mercer, the minister for veterans, who also attends Cabinet, has been sacked.
Mr Mercer has posted a lengthy statement online in which he says he has "found the burden of carrying the hopes and expectations of this Nation's finest families... extremely lonely".
He has been in office for almost two months.
"I have worked hard over the summer and will take some time out with my young family to consider my options," he said.
A personal statement.
— Johnny Mercer (@JohnnyMercerUK) September 6, 2022
Time for others to step up. I will be spending time with my family and doing no media requests. pic.twitter.com/8mFgIza9WL
Dominic Raab
Dominic Raab confirmed that he was sacked as deputy prime minister and justice secretary on Twitter on Tuesday afternoon.
He was the first casualty of the Truss administration - although Nadine Dorries and Priti Patel both resigned on Monday before they could be sacked.
The deputy prime minister job has been filled by Therese Coffey, while the justice brief is expected be taken on by Brandon Lewis, sources say.
Grant Shapps
Liz Truss has also sacked Grant Shapps, his tweet suggests.
The Transport Secretary had been tipped to remain in the Cabinet, despite supporting Rishi Sunak in the leadership race.
Anne-Marie Trevelyan is most likely to replace him.
It has been a privilege to serve as Transport Secretary; a job I loved. Now I look forward to being a strong, independent voice on the backbenches, developing policies that will further the Conservative cause and the interests of my constituents in Welwyn Hatfield.
— Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP (@grantshapps) September 6, 2022
Steve Barclay
Steve Barclay, who support Rishi Sunak, has also announced he will be returning to the backbenches.
After 7 years in government I am returning to the backbenches. Thanks to all colleagues, both political & civil service, for their fantastic support. Wishing @trussliz & her ministerial team every success for the future.
— Steve Barclay (@SteveBarclay) September 6, 2022
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith, the Tory former leader and ex-Cabinet minister, said he turned down an offer of a Cabinet job in Ms Truss's new administration.
He told the BBC Radio 4 World at One programme: "I have been offered and I have said I won't be taking it up. I am going back to the backbenches again."
Sir Iain would not be drawn on what job he was offered.
Nadine Dorries
Nadine Dorries confirmed she had been asked to stay on as Culture Secretary by Ms Truss, but decided to return to the backbenches.
In her resignation letter to Mr Johnson, she said: "I am humbled that your successor has extended her confidence in me by asking me to remain as Secretary of State for DCMS."
But she said "after much reflection" she had decided to step down, adding: "I have personally assured our soon-to-be prime minister that I will be better-placed to support her from outside of the Cabinet."
I have submitted my letter of resignation to the outgoing Prime Minister.
— Nadine Dorries (@NadineDorries) September 6, 2022
I am humbled that Liz Truss extended her confidence in me by asking me to remain as Secretary of State for DCMS. I will always show her the same loyalty and support I have to @BorisJohnson.
Onwards! pic.twitter.com/CzNl3q2kJI
Lord Frost
Lord Frost, the former Brexit negotiator, will not be in Ms Truss’s first Cabinet after turning down two roles that were offered to him, The Telegraph understands.
The ex-diplomat was sounded out about the role of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, once occupied by Michael Gove, but rejected it because Ms Truss wants the job to be far more narrowly focused than in Mr Gove’s time.
Ms Truss’s team also raised the possibility of making Lord Frost the Leader of the House of Lords, but he told them he would be the wrong person for the job because it should go to someone who has been a peer for much longer than his two years.
Priti Patel
On Monday afternoon, Priti Patel resigned as Home Secretary. Ms Patel wrote to Mr Johnson to say she would leave the post, which she has held for three years, as soon as Ms Truss was appointed.
She wrote: "I congratulate Liz Truss on being elected our new leader and will give her my support as our new prime minister.
"It is my choice to continue my public service to the country and the Witham constituency from the back benches once Liz formally assumes office and a new home secretary is appointed. From the back benches, I will champion many of the policies and causes that I have stood for both inside and outside of Government."
It has been the honour of my life to serve as Home Secretary for the last three years.
— Priti Patel (@pritipatel) September 5, 2022
I am proud of our work to back the police, reform our immigration system and protect our country.
My letter to Prime Minister @BorisJohnson 👇🏽 pic.twitter.com/seTx6ikX25
