a lot of churn in big departments. i think the message that rishi sunak was trying to send with this cabinet is twofold. firstly, he has brought back a lot of people with experience, michael gove, grant shapps, the business secretaryjust leaving, who has been around government for quite a while. dominic raab is back as deputy prime minister. that is all supposed to say, look, iwant minister. that is all supposed to say, look, i want the people who know what they are doing around the cabinet table. but at the same time, he is trying to unite his party, to try to bring them all together, to try to bring them all together, to try and get different wings of the conservative party back around the table, and that is going to be really important for mr sunak. the conservative party has been so divided. happy with yourjob? more cabinet ministers leaving, penny mordaunt, of course, until monday morning, was a contender to be prime minister, she pulled out. there was
are as prime minister. he will be judged on the economy, and what cuts he has to make, what tax rises he agrees to. we know that the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has been drawing up a plan to plug a fiscal black hole of £40 billion. we heard mr sunak say yesterday when he arrived here that it was going to mean some difficult decisions, that it wasn t all going to be economic plain sailing. the big question we are all wondering this morning is just how far mr sunak is prepared to go with some of those decisions. we are expecting to hear that on monday, the not to casually named medium fiscal plan, which sets out how the government plans to balance the books. it was supposed to be on
minister s questions in ust over an hour? , . , minister s questions in ust over an hour? , . hour? very much so, he s been preparing hour? very much so, he s been preparing for hour? very much so, he s been preparing for his hour? very much so, he s been preparing for his first hour? very much so, he s been preparing for his first premises | preparing for his first premises questions with michael gove, who he brought back into the fold and i m told that mr sunak respect mr gove and things he has a lot to offer. 0liver dowden, a long standing ally of mr sunak, a close friend of the prime minister as well. they have all been around the table, bashing their heads together, trying to war game what might happen at prime minister s questions at noon. it s a big moment forfiguring out minister s questions at noon. it s a big moment for figuring out what our political debate is going to look like over the next couple of years, actually. because i think mr sunak will want to get on
interest rate decisions, a very important moment for the bank of england. it s possible that statement could see from halloween, avoiding the awful spooky headlines on the day. avoiding the awful spooky headlines on the day- - - avoiding the awful spooky headlines on the day. spooking the markets! b a on the day. spooking the markets! by a couple on the day. spooking the markets! by a couple of on the day. spooking the markets! by a couple of days. on the day. spooking the markets! by a couple of days. if on the day. spooking the markets! by a couple of days. if it on the day. spooking the markets! by a couple of days. if it goes - by a couple of days. if it goes beyond november the 3rd, i think it would take people by surprise, including the markets, and be disappointing for the bank going on. but that is only a guess. but that is only a guess. george parker, political but that is only a guess. george parker, political editor - but that is only a guess. george parker, poli
good morning and welcome to bbc news. i m here in westminster on the first day of rishi sunak s premiership. the new prime minister will hold his first cabinet meeting this morning after a major reshuffle of ministers. after a day of hiring and firing, we now know who will be joining him around the cabinet table. mr sunak brought back several experienced ministers. the most controversial appointment was the return of suella braverman as home secretary, just six days after she resigned over a security breach. as expected, jeremy hunt remains as chancellor. mr hunt and the prime minister are considering when the financial statement, currently scheduled for monday, will take place. there are some reports