From BBYO to the Home Office. Grant Shapps is new home secretary
Former BBYO president replaces Suella Braverman as Truss battles to cling onto power.
Grant Shapps arrives for a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street.
Liz Truss’s embattled premiership has been rocked by the departure of Suella Braverman as Home Secretary.
A Home Office source confirmed that Ms Braverman was out after the Prime Minister made a last-minute cancellation of a trip out of Westminster on Wednesday.
The Guardian, which first reported her departure, said that former transport secretary Grant Shapps, a major backer of Rishi Sunak for the Tory leadership and a critic of Ms Truss, is Ms Braverman’s successor.
Ms Braverman is a figure-head of the right in the party and the exit of a former Tory leadership candidate will create further challenges for Ms Truss as she struggles to maintain her grip on power.
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