RISHI Sunak vowed to appoint ”a government of all the talents” last night to bring together the warring Tories — including a top job for Dominic Raab.
Jeremy Hunt is likely to remain Chancellor to try to stabilise the jittery markets – but other Cabinet ministers are set for the chop.
Rishi Sunak vowed to appoint ‘a government of all the talents’ to bring together the warring Tories
Dominic Raab, Jeremy Hunt, Mel Stride and John Glen are expected to be part of Team Sunak
Ben Wallace, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Wendy Morton and Ranil Jayawardena will all get the boot
The PM-in-waiting will pull in Boris and Truss supporters as well as his loyal backers in a bid to repair the deeply fractured party.
Jacob Rees-Mogg, Wendy Morton and Ranil Jayawardena are all tipped for the boot.
But major jobs are expected for Rishi-loyalists such as Mr Raab, Sajid Javid, Mel Stride and John Glen.
There were fears for popular Defence Secretary Ben Wallace amid tensions over MoD spending.
Despite being a close ally of Boris Johnson, he pledged his “full support” to Rishi — but the pair have clashed heavily in the past.
The new PM has pointedly not vowed to stick to commitments to spend three per cent of GDP on defence by 2030 – risking tensions if Mr Wallace stays.
Mr Sunak told MPs he would “unite all the talents of our party in a broad and inclusive government” – unlike his predecessor who formed a loyalty-only Cabinet which came back to bite her.
The soon-to-be PM was last night holed up with his advisers picking out the new members of his top team ahead of entering No10 today.
He was preparing a round of sackings as soon as this afternoon, with Mr Rees-Mogg top of the hit list having previously dubbed Mr Sunak a “socialist”.
Chief Whip Ms Morton, who announced she was quitting last week amid chaotic Commons scenes before saying she would stay in post, is unlikely to stay.
And with more than two thirds of the party coming out to back him, he has more friends than enemies to choose from.
Second-place Penny Mordaunt, who failed to get the 100 MPs to get onto the ballot, was expected to be given a plum job, with supporters pushing for her to be made Foreign Secretary.
Even former Health Secretary Matt Hancock was tipped for a comeback.
But he was left red-faced yesterday as Rishi pointedly dodged him in an awkward public snub caught live on camera.
