Liz Truss: Allies get top jobs as new cabinet announced

Summary

Liz Truss is appointing her new cabinet hours after becoming prime minister
Kwasi Kwarteng has been named chancellor, James Cleverly is foreign secretary and Suella Braverman is home secretary
For the first time, not a single white man will occupy one of the "great offices of state" - PM, home secretary, foreign secretary and chancellor
Therese Coffey is the new health secretary and deputy PM, Jacob Rees-Mogg becomes business secretary and Kemi Badenoch is international trade secretary
Earlier Truss said that her government would "transform Britain into an aspiration nation" and that "together we can ride out the storm"
She is under pressure to tackle spiralling energy costs - and is expected to announce a package within days
The BBC understands the annual price cap on household energy bills could be capped at around £2,500 - costing the government billions

Live Reporting

Francesca Gillett

In Pictures: Johnson bids farewellpublished at 08:14 British Summer Time 6 September 2022
Here are some of the best pictures from Boris Johnson's final speech from the Downing Street lectern:
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Johnson walked out of the iconic black door with his wife Carrie
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In a wide-ranging speech, Johnson hailed his record on Covid vaccines, supporting Ukraine and getting Brexit done
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Assembled family, friends, aides and political allies gathered to watch his speech
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The crowd of supporters included former Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries and the outgoing PM's sister Rachel Johnson
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WATCH: Johnson calls on Conservatives to get behind Liz Trusspublished at 08:09 British Summer Time 6 September 2022
Speaking outside No 10 a little earlier, Boris Johnson boasted of his record in office and called for unity.
Watch the moment from his last address as prime minister.
End of the Johnson era in Downing Streetpublished at 08:05 British Summer Time 6 September 2022
David Wallace Lockhart
BBC political correspondent
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And with that, Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street for the final time.
There was heckling from protesters, but it wasn’t as loud as the day when he announced he was resigning.
The speech had references to what Mr Johnson would consider his "greatest hits" - support for Ukraine, Brexit and the vaccine rollout.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, there were no references to other events that ultimately contributed to his downfall - for instance, Downing Street parties. This will also form part of his legacy.
He also stressed that his successor - Liz Truss - will be providing economic support for households. That will be the most important part of the speech for many watching from home.
Johnson departs No 10 for final timepublished at 07:59 British Summer Time 6 September 2022
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Johnson is driven away from Downing Street and heads for Balmoral to meet the Queen
Boris Johnson has now departed Downing Street for the last time to embark on the long journey to Aberdeen to meet the Queen in Balmoral.
Johnson is expected to meet the Queen at around 11:00 BST. Stay with us as we bring you the latest developments.
Political handover - and a new political visionpublished at 07:53 British Summer Time 6 September 2022
Nick Eardley
Political correspondent
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Truss will face the world's media in Downing Street later today
Today is about two things. A political handover - and a new political vision.
Boris Johnson now leaves Downing Street and heads to Aberdeenshire to resign to the Queen at Balmoral.
Shortly afterwards, Liz Truss will tell the Queen she has the support to form a new government. As the new PM, Truss will then travel back to London for her big moment in Downing Street (assuming the storms don’t get in the way).
This will be the chance for Truss to set out her big vision to the country; what she wants to do with the power that comes with the highest office.
Her team are saying this morning that the exact details of her energy support plan are still being finalised. But the direction of travel is pretty clear - she is preparing a significant intervention which is likely to freeze energy bills.
Remember Team Truss have promised help for households and businesses - and through this winter and next.
Her first few days in office are going to involve some very significant announcements that will matter to millions.
Johnson leaves Downing Streetpublished at 07:44 British Summer Time 6 September 2022
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Johnson bids a final farewell by thanking everyone who looked after him and his family over the last three years. He also gives a special mention to his dog Dilyn and Larry the Downing Street cat.
If the dog and cat can put the occasional difficulties behind them then so can the Conservative Party, he says.
He also thanks voters for giving him the chance to serve the nation.
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Boris Johnson says he is proud of having discharged promises he made to the party when he was elected, adding that he won the biggest share of the vote since 1979.
Union is unbreakable, outgoing PM sayspublished at 07:43 British Summer Time 6 September 2022
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"We are one whole and entire United Kingdom", Johnson says, making the case for the union.
He adds he believes the "union is so strong that those that want to break it up will keep trying, but they will never, ever succeed".
I'm a booster rocket that has done its job - Johnsonpublished at 07:41 British Summer Time 6 September 2022
On the subject of "bouncing around in future careers", Johnson says he is like "one of those booster rockets" that "has fulfilled its function".
"I'd be gently re-entering the atmosphere and splashing down invisibly in some remote and obscure corner of the Pacific," he jokes.
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Boris Johnson talks of other successes - making streets safer, more police on the streets, the building of hospitals and recruiting thousands more nurses.
He adds there was a record funding for education and three new high speed railways.
Johnson highlights investment in UKpublished at 07:39 British Summer Time 6 September 2022
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Johnson goes on to say that looking at what is happening around the UK, it is clear why private sector funding is "flooding in".
He says there are more billion-pound tech companies "sprouting here" than France, Germany and Israel combined.
Johnson adds that unemployment is "down to levels not seen since I was about 10 years old and bouncing around on a space hopper".
Our Reality Check team will take a look at some of these claims later.
'Putin can't blackmail us'published at 07:37 British Summer Time 6 September 2022
Johnson then takes aim at Russian President Vladimir Putin by saying that he can't blackmail or bully the British people over the energy crisis.
He is "utterly deluded" to think he can, Johnson says, adding that the compassionate Tory government will get people through the crisis.
Truss government will help people through crisis - Johnsonpublished at 07:36 British Summer Time 6 September 2022
Johnson says despite the "naysayers" the new government will get through people through the energy crisis.
He adds he knows "compassionate" Liz Truss will get people through this winter.
Brexit, vaccines, Ukrainepublished at 07:36 British Summer Time 6 September 2022
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Boris Johnson says that it is his government that got Brexit done, that delivered the fastest vaccine rollout in Europe, and delivered a rapid vaccine roll-out.
He adds the supply of weapons to Ukraine - which he championed - could very well have changed the course of the Ukraine war.
Tory contest was 'unexpected relay race'published at 07:34 British Summer Time 6 September 2022
The prime minister goes on to say that his premiership was an unexpected relay race and the rules were changed halfway through.
"But never mind that for now," he says.
'This is it, folks'published at 07:32 British Summer Time 6 September 2022
Johnson starts his speech with thanks for coming out so early in the morning and says "this is it folks".
He says in a couple of hours he will be in Balmoral to see the Queen and the torch will be passed to a new leader, in what he says was a relay race where they "changed the rules half way through".
Johnson begins his speechpublished at 07:30 British Summer Time 6 September 2022
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Boris Johnson has now appeared, delivering his farewell speech in front of the iconic door of No 10 Downing Street, watched by a crowd of family, ministers, MPs and political aides.
Boris Johnson about to speakpublished at 07:28 British Summer Time 6 September 2022
In a couple of minutes we will be hearing from Boris Johnson as he bids farewell to No 10 after 1,139 days as prime minister.
Stay with us as we bring you the latest from his speech.
Colleagues and family assemble in Downing Streetpublished at 07:26 British Summer Time 6 September 2022
David Wallace Lockhart
BBC political correspondent
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Nadine Dorries and Boris Johnson's sister Rachel arrive to see his farewell
Boris Johnson’s staff and some of his biggest political supporters have gathered in two groups on Downing Street, suggesting the PM’s arrival is imminent.
What can we expect from this speech? It’s likely to touch on what Mr Johnson sees as his ‘greatest hits’ - Ukraine, Brexit and vaccines.
Whatever your thoughts on Boris Johnson, this speech will mark the end of a political era.
What might Johnson say in his farewell speech?published at 07:18 British Summer Time 6 September 2022
Chris Mason
Political editor
Expect the prime minister to emphasise the importance of the Conservative Party to unite behind Liz Truss.
Expect too a trot through what Boris Johnson regards as his greatest hits: Brexit, what he calls ‘levelling up’ and support for Ukraine.
These are the themes I suspect we can most likely expect any public interventions to focus on from Johnson out of office too.
One senior adviser told me this was a speech that would be very much his own words. Those still with him say they’ve arrived through the front door this morning, but they’ll leave through the back.
The brutal transfer of power is under way.