Mark Fullbrook named chief of staff as Truss selects inner circle

Mark Fullbrook is entering government after working with the electoral strategist Lynton Crosby. Photograph: LInkedin

Liz Truss has started appointing advisers to her inner circle, with political consultant Mark Fullbrook becoming chief of staff and Ruth Porter getting the deputy chief role.

Truss has given the top job to Fullbrook, a political consultant who has worked for decades with Lynton Crosby, the electoral strategist, after he co-ran her campaign.