Michael Gove's exile to the backbenches has ended after new PM Rishi Sunak gave him his old job back.
The Tory heavyweight is back at the top table just weeks after breaking ranks and criticising Liz Truss, branding her disastrous tax cuts "a display of the wrong values".
He was today announced as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, as well as Minister for Intergovernmental Relations - a role he previously held under Boris Johnson.
Mr Gove has previously served in the cabinets of David Cameron, Theresa May and Mr Johnson.
It comes on a day of upheaval as Mr Sunak reshuffles the cabinet following Ms Truss's departure this morning.
He sparked an outcry by re-appointing Suella Braverman as Home Secretary, just six days after she was sacked for breaching the ministerial code.
It means Grant Shapps becomes the shortest-serving figure ever to hold the post, as he was named Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Dominic Raab was also brought back into the government fold by Mr Sunak - just six weeks after being booted out by Ms Truss.
The former Foreign Secretary was cast out to the backbenches when Ms Truss became PM last month - but today he was given his Deputy PM job back, as well as being appointed Justice Secretary.
It comes as Number 10 also confirmed Jeremy Hunt will stay on as Chancellor, tasked with tackling the economic chaos left behind by Ms Truss.
Mr Hunt, who was given to the role less than a fortnight ago following Kwasi Kwarteng's sacking, was brought in by Ms Truss in a desperate attempt to sort out the mess she'd made.
Mr Sunak, a former Chancellor himself, today ruled that he should stay in post, as the axe fell on several other ministers including Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg.
Penny Mordaunt - who dropped out of the latest Tory leadership race just moments before the result was announced on Monday - remains Leader of the House of Commons.
Gillian Keegan was named Education Secretary by the new PM, while Mel Stride became Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Dr Thérèse Coffey was demoted to Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs having been Health Secretary, a role that was given to Steve Barclay.
Also staying put is Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, Downing Street confirmed, alongside Defence Secretary Ben Wallace.
Simon Hart will take on the role of chief whip, while Oliver Dowden is the new Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
Mr Hunt is expected to deliver a crunch fiscal statement on October 31, which will see him undo measures announced in his predecessor's disastrous mini-Budget on September 23.
He had been widely tipped to remain in place, and the move was confirmed in a brief statement from Number 10.
Immediately after taking office, Mr Hunt announced that tax cuts put forward by Ms Truss and Mr Kwarteng would be scrapped after markets descended into turmoil.
He became the fourth Chancellor in just over three months, and the fifth person to hold the role in three years.
He warned of "difficult decisions" ahead and dangled the prospect of spending cuts for all departments but refused to give detail on tax plans.
So far 11 Cabinet members have been culled after Mr Sunak became Prime Minister.
They are:
- Jacob Rees-Mogg: Business Secretary
- Brandon Lewis: Justice Secretary
Wendy Morton: Chief Whip
Chloe Smith: Work and Pensions Secretary
Vicky Ford: Development Minister
Robert Buckland: Welsh Secretary
Jake Berry: Tory Chairman/Cabinet Office Minister
Kit Malthouse: Education Secretary
Ranil Jayawardena: Environment Secretary
Simon Clarke: Levelling Up Secretary
Alok Sharma: Cabinet Office Minister (stays as COP26 President until job ends)
