UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has sought to build a Cabinet of 'all the talents' in attempt restore credibility in government.
The former chancellor said the Conservative Party, which has been heavily divided over Brexit and the economy in recent years, must “unite or die” in a speech to his MPs on Monday.
Unlike previous prime ministers who filled their Cabinets with key allies, Mr Sunak retained much of the Cabinet he inherited from Liz Truss and returned some Boris Johnson appointees to their posts.
Perhaps his most eye-catching move was to restore Suella Braverman to the role of home secretary, less than a week after she was sacked from the job for a security breach.
Chancellor of the exchequer
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, who was brought in to steady Ms Truss’s ailing government and has been working towards a highly-anticipated Halloween fiscal statement, was selected to keep the keys to No 11 to try to stabilise the jittery markets.
In a post on Twitter, he said: “Honoured to serve our country, and @RishiSunak, as Chancellor of the Exchequer. It is going to be tough.
“But protecting the vulnerable — and people’s jobs, mortgages and bills — will be at the front of our minds as we work to restore stability, confidence and long-term growth.”
Foreign secretary
James Cleverly was kept on as Foreign Secretary signalling Mr Sunak was not entirely breaking with the past two administrations.
On his reappointment, Mr Cleverly said he would continue to support the UK’s allies around the world “especially standing with Ukraine”.
Defence secretary
Ben Wallace has been asked to keep his defence brief, given the continuing conflict in Ukraine demands continuity and stability.
Reports suggest Boris Johnson could be given a role as an envoy in Washington to shore up support for Ukraine.
Deputy prime minister
Long-time backer Dominic Raab has been chosen to be the Justice Secretary and the Deputy Prime Minister, a position that he held less than two months ago before being sacked by Ms Truss.
Home secretary
Suella Braverman has been appointed Home Secretary less than a week after she was dropped from Liz Truss’s government over a breach of the ministerial code.
Ms Braverman was asked to resign for mishandling an official document and left with a parting shot that the government was failing its manifesto pledges on immigration.
Her return only six days later was condemned by opposition MPs, who said it breached Mr Sunak's promise at the door of Downing Street to restore trust and integrity.
"The shine came off Sunak pretty quickly," said Labour MP Steve Reed.
Chief whip
Simon Hart was brought in as Chief Whip to restore party discipline.
He takes over from Wendy Morton following the confusion over a fracking vote in the Commons last Wednesday.
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Oliver Dowden, who resigned as party chairman after a disastrous double by-election loss under Mr Johnson, was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in the Cabinet Office.
Conservative Party chairman
Nadhim Zahawi initially announced he would be backing Mr Johnson to return as PM, before switching allegiance to Mr Sunak on the same day after the former leader said he would not be entering the contest.
The former chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster said in a Twitter post: “A day is a long time in politics …”
Business secretary
Grant Shapps has been appointed Business Secretary. He had briefly been Home Secretary under Liz Truss.
Leader of the House of Commons
Penny Mordaunt, Mr Sunak's competitor for the top job, remains in the post.
Education Secretary
Gillian Keegan has been appointed Education Secretary.
Works and Pensions Secretary
Mel Stride, an ally of Mr Sunak in the leadership contest, has been appointed Works and Pensions Secretary.
Health Secretary
Steve Barclay has been appointed Health Secretary.
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Therese Coffey has been appointed as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Levelling Up Secretary
Michael Gove returns to the Cabinet after being sacked by Boris Johnson in July.
International Trade Secretary
Kemi Badenoch returns as International Trade Secretary. She entered the first leadership contest to replace Mr Johnson but did not throw her name in this time around.
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary
Michelle Donelan has been reappointed as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
Northern Ireland Secretary
Chris Heaton-Harris has been re-appointed as Northern Ireland Secretary.
Scotland Secretary
Alister Jack has been re-appointed as Secretary of State for Scotland.
Wales Secretary
David TC Davies is the new Secretary of State for Wales.
Leader of the House of Lords
Lord True has been re-appointed Lord Privy Seal, and Leader of the House of Lords.
Transport Secretary
Mark Harper has been appointed Transport Secretary.
Veterans’ Affairs Minister
Johnny Mercer will return to the role of Veterans’ Affairs Minister.
Minister for Development in the Foreign Office
Andrew Mitchell has been appointed as Minister for Development in the Foreign Office.
Immigration Minister
Robert Jenrick has been appointed Immigration Minister and will attend Cabinet.
Security Minister
Tom Tugendhat has been re-appointed as Security Minister and will attend Cabinet.
Attorney General
Victoria Prentis has been appointed as Attorney General.
Minister without portfolio
Sir Gavin Williamson returns to government as a minister without portfolio in the Cabinet Office.
Veere di Wedding
Dir: Shashanka Ghosh
Starring: Kareena Kapoo-Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Swara Bhaskar and Shikha Talsania
Verdict: 4 Stars
Ziina users can donate to relief efforts in Beirut
Ziina users will be able to use the app to help relief efforts in Beirut, which has been left reeling after an August blast caused an estimated $15 billion in damage and left thousands homeless. Ziina has partnered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to raise money for the Lebanese capital, co-founder Faisal Toukan says. “As of October 1, the UNHCR has the first certified badge on Ziina and is automatically part of user's top friends' list during this campaign. Users can now donate any amount to the Beirut relief with two clicks. The money raised will go towards rebuilding houses for the families that were impacted by the explosion.”
Living in...
This article is part of a guide on where to live in the UAE. Our reporters will profile some of the country’s most desirable districts, provide an estimate of rental prices and introduce you to some of the residents who call each area home.
THE BIO
Bio Box
Role Model: Sheikh Zayed, God bless his soul
Favorite book: Zayed Biography of the leader
Favorite quote: To be or not to be, that is the question, from William Shakespeare's Hamlet
Favorite food: seafood
Favorite place to travel: Lebanon
Favorite movie: Braveheart
PROFILE OF CURE.FIT
Started: July 2016
Founders: Mukesh Bansal and Ankit Nagori
Based: Bangalore, India
Sector: Health & wellness
Size: 500 employees
Investment: $250 million
Investors: Accel, Oaktree Capital (US); Chiratae Ventures, Epiq Capital, Innoven Capital, Kalaari Capital, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Piramal Group’s Anand Piramal, Pratithi Investment Trust, Ratan Tata (India); and Unilever Ventures (Unilever’s global venture capital arm)
Sole survivors
- Cecelia Crocker was on board Northwest Airlines Flight 255 in 1987 when it crashed in Detroit, killing 154 people, including her parents and brother. The plane had hit a light pole on take off
- George Lamson Jr, from Minnesota, was on a Galaxy Airlines flight that crashed in Reno in 1985, killing 68 people. His entire seat was launched out of the plane
- Bahia Bakari, then 12, survived when a Yemenia Airways flight crashed near the Comoros in 2009, killing 152. She was found clinging to wreckage after floating in the ocean for 13 hours.
- Jim Polehinke was the co-pilot and sole survivor of a 2006 Comair flight that crashed in Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49.
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Family: I am happily married to my wife Liz and we have two children together.
Favourite music: Rock music. I started at a young age due to my father’s influence. He played in an Indian rock band The Flintstones who were once asked by Apple Records to fly over to England to perform there.
Favourite book: I constantly find myself reading The Bible.
Favourite film: The Greatest Showman.
Favourite holiday destination: I love visiting Melbourne as I have family there and it’s a wonderful place. New York at Christmas is also magical.
Favourite food: I went to boarding school so I like any cuisine really.
Sheer grandeur
The Owo building is 14 storeys high, seven of which are below ground, with the 30,000 square feet of amenities located subterranean, including a 16-seat private cinema, seven lounges, a gym, games room, treatment suites and bicycle storage.
A clear distinction between the residences and the Raffles hotel with the amenities operated separately.
The specs
Engine: 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo
Power: 268hp at 5,600rpm
Torque: 380Nm at 4,800rpm
Transmission: CVT auto
Fuel consumption: 9.5L/100km
On sale: now
Price: from Dh195,000
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Bert van Marwijk factfile
Born: May 19 1952
Place of birth: Deventer, Netherlands
Playing position: Midfielder
Teams managed:
1998-2000 Fortuna Sittard
2000-2004 Feyenoord
2004-2006 Borussia Dortmund
2007-2008 Feyenoord
2008-2012 Netherlands
2013-2014 Hamburg
2015-2017 Saudi Arabia
2018 Australia
Major honours (manager):
2001/02 Uefa Cup, Feyenoord
2007/08 KNVB Cup, Feyenoord
World Cup runner-up, Netherlands
Lexus LX700h specs
Engine: 3.4-litre twin-turbo V6 plus supplementary electric motor
Power: 464hp at 5,200rpm
Torque: 790Nm from 2,000-3,600rpm
Transmission: 10-speed auto
Fuel consumption: 11.7L/100km
On sale: Now
Price: From Dh590,000
WHAT IS A BLACK HOLE?
1. Black holes are objects whose gravity is so strong not even light can escape their pull
2. They can be created when massive stars collapse under their own weight
3. Large black holes can also be formed when smaller ones collide and merge
4. The biggest black holes lurk at the centre of many galaxies, including our own
5. Astronomers believe that when the universe was very young, black holes affected how galaxies formed
City's slump
L - Juventus, 2-0
D - C Palace, 2-2
W - N Forest, 3-0
L - Liverpool, 2-0
D - Feyenoord, 3-3
L - Tottenham, 4-0
L - Brighton, 2-1
L - Sporting, 4-1
L - Bournemouth, 2-1
L - Tottenham, 2-1
BULKWHIZ PROFILE
Date started: February 2017
Founders: Amira Rashad (CEO), Yusuf Saber (CTO), Mahmoud Sayedahmed (adviser), Reda Bouraoui (adviser)
Based: Dubai, UAE
Sector: E-commerce
Size: 50 employees
Funding: approximately $6m
Investors: Beco Capital, Enabling Future and Wain in the UAE; China's MSA Capital; 500 Startups; Faith Capital and Savour Ventures in Kuwait
How to join and use Abu Dhabi’s public libraries
• There are six libraries in Abu Dhabi emirate run by the Department of Culture and Tourism, including one in Al Ain and Al Dhafra.
• Libraries are free to visit and visitors can consult books, use online resources and study there. Most are open from 8am to 8pm on weekdays, closed on Fridays and have variable hours on Saturdays, except for Qasr Al Watan which is open from 10am to 8pm every day.
• In order to borrow books, visitors must join the service by providing a passport photograph, Emirates ID and a refundable deposit of Dh400. Members can borrow five books for three weeks, all of which are renewable up to two times online.
• If users do not wish to pay the fee, they can still use the library’s electronic resources for free by simply registering on the website. Once registered, a username and password is provided, allowing remote access.
• For more information visit the library network's website.
Learn more about Qasr Al Hosn
In 2013, The National's History Project went beyond the walls to see what life was like living in Abu Dhabi's fabled fort:
Red flags
- Promises of high, fixed or 'guaranteed' returns.
- Unregulated structured products or complex investments often used to bypass traditional safeguards.
- Lack of clear information, vague language, no access to audited financials.
- Overseas companies targeting investors in other jurisdictions - this can make legal recovery difficult.
- Hard-selling tactics - creating urgency, offering 'exclusive' deals.
Courtesy: Carol Glynn, founder of Conscious Finance Coaching
Squad: Majed Naser, Abdulaziz Sanqour, Walid Abbas, Khamis Esmail, Habib Fardan, Mohammed Marzouq (Shabab Al Ahli Dubai), Khalid Essa, Muhanad Salem, Mohammed Ahmed, Ismail Ahmed, Ahmed Barman, Amer Abdulrahman, Omar Abdulrahman (Al Ain), Ali Khaseif, Fares Juma, Mohammed Fawzi, Khalfan Mubarak, Mohammed Jamal, Ahmed Al Attas (Al Jazira), Ahmed Rashid, Mohammed Al Akbari (Al Wahda), Tariq Ahmed, Mahmoud Khamis, Khalifa Mubarak, Jassim Yaqoub (Al Nasr), Ali Salmeen (Al Wasl), Yousef Saeed (Sharjah), Suhail Al Nubi (Baniyas)
