Tory peer Zac Goldsmith has been sacked as Environment Minister by the new Prime Minister Liz Truss as part of her ongoing overhaul of government.
The dismissal comes despite Downing Street saying the reshuffle had been stopped, with politics largely ground to a halt during the period of national mourning following the Queen's death.
According to The Guardian, Mr Goldsmith, a close ally of the former prime minister Boris Johnson, said he was "very sad" to be leaving the post.
