Desperate Rishi Sunak left his hapless predecessor’s top ministers in post as he tried to keep his warring party on side on his first day as Prime Minister.
In a speech outside No10 after his visit to the Palace to see the King, Mr Sunak promised: “This government will have integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level.”
But within hours, he had brought back Suella Braverman as Home Secretary, a politician who just six days before had been sacked by then-Prime Minister Liz Truss for a security breach thought to have broken the ministerial code.
