Though they wouldn’t admit it, both Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have already given serious thought to the cabinet ministers they will appoint when one of them wins the Conservative leadership contest in just over a month.
Both have to factor in requests for senior roles made by the MPs who endorsed them, ensuring factions from across the party are represented in a bid to bring them together after a divisive contest, as well as considering who would fit best in each role.
