Therese Coffey's first outing as deputy prime minister was briefly interrupted as her own alarm went off live on air - blaring out a hit by the American rapper Dr Dre.
The close friend and ally of the new prime minister Liz Truss burst into laughter during an interview on LBC radio after forgetting to silence her phone's 8am alarm.
The 50-year-old had been answering questions on her new role as deputy prime minister and health secretary when she had to cut off interviewer Nick Ferrari mid-question.