Liz Truss wins the Tory leadership election, one of her first significant jobs as prime minister will be to form a Cabinet.
Ms Truss to appoint a Cabinet that brings together all sides of the parliamentary party.
At the moment, all the leaks appear that all the positions seem to be going to Truss supporters in the Cabinet.
According to recent reports, Ms Truss is understood to have already named her closest allies for the top jobs.
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, a long-term ally, is widely expected to be named chancellor – he has promised to “facilitate, not emasculate” No 10 should he take over the running of the Treasury.
It has been reported that Suella Braverman is “nailed on” to move from her current role as Attorney General to become home secretary.
Current Education Secretary James Cleverly is tipped to become the new foreign secretary after backing the Truss campaign. At the same time, it is thought that another supporter, Simon Clarke, will take the role of levelling up secretary.
Reports have suggested that Thérèse Coffey is lined up as Cabinet Office minister. At the same time, Sir Iain Duncan Smith – who quit as work and pensions secretary in 2016 – will return to Cabinet as Commons leader.
Veteran right-winger Sir John Redwood has consistently been tipped for a job in the Treasury and has said he would be “happy to help” with a role in Government.
It has been suggested that the current Chancellor, Nadhim Zahawi, could be moved to health. At the same time, Priti Patel might remain in Cabinet as Conservative Party chairman after three years as Home Secretary.
Another speculation has Ms Truss considering making Penny Mordaunt – one of her Tory leadership rivals – the Conservative chair.
She is also thought to be looking at Kemi Badenoch – another MP who stood against her for the leadership – for the post of education secretary.
Tom Tugendhat is thought to have been in the running to be a foreign secretary or defence secretary but could be overlooked for a top ministerial role. In contrast, Mr Sunak has indicated that he would reject an offer of a Cabinet post from Ms Truss.
Despite supporting the Truss campaign, it has been reported that Nadine Dorries could be demoted from her role as Culture Secretary due to her being seen as a divisive figure in the Tory party.
Other big-name Conservatives expected to miss out on Cabinet posts include Dominic Raab, Michael Gove, Oliver Dowden, Robert Jenrick and Jeremy Hunt.
