From PM contender to lay-off? Rishi Sunak may not make new UK PM Liz Truss’ cabinet

Former chancellor Rishi Sunak might not even get a job in new UK PM Liz Truss’ cabinet after losing to her in the Conservative Party leadership race, according to reports.

After losing to Liz Truss in the Conservative Party leadership race for the post of British Prime Minister, Indian-origin former chancellor Rishi Sunak might not even get a job in Truss’s new cabinet.

A report by The Guardian suggests that Liz Truss’ team has decided on which Tory leaders will be awarded key Cabinet posts, to be announced this afternoon (September 6). Rishi Sunak’s name has reportedly not made the list.

If Rishi Sunak is not offered a post in her cabinet, it would be a break from the tradition, whereby most unsuccessful leadership contenders have been offered posts.

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Treasury minister Lucy Frazer and former communities secretary Robert Jenrick are two of Rishi Sunak’s supporters who might get senior ministerial roles in the cabinet, reported the Guardian.

According to the report, Liz Truss is expected to appoint James Cleverly as foreign secretary, Suella Braverman as home secretary and Kwasi Kwarteng as chancellor. Kwarteng is regarded as Truss’ closest cabinet ally.

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