Rishi Sunak spoke of the need to unite his party when he gave his first televised address as Conservative leader. Soon, his thoughts will turn to assembling a top team that he will hope can return a measure of stability to both the Conservatives and the country.
To many, Liz Truss made a key error in appointing loyalists to top roles in her Cabinet. It remains to be seen what approach Mr Sunak will take as he seeks to fix a fractured party. So who could be in, and who could be out, when he picks his Cabinet?
Mr Sunak has pledged to build a cabinet "of all the talents" - and insiders have hinted that "It will genuinely reach across the party". "That isn’t talk. It is real this time," a source told The Telegraph. “They have learned the lessons from Truss,” they added.
