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Liz Truss
Britain's new Prime Minister (pictured with husband Hugh O'Leary) surrounds herself in the Cabinet with confidants and supporters.
For the first time in the history of the kingdom, no white man is serving in one of the four most important government posts: prime minister, finance department and foreign and interior ministry.
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Kwasi Kwarteng
As expected, the new head of government appointed the previous economics minister, Kwarteng, to the important post of finance minister.
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James Cleverley
He was last Minister of Education and previously Secretary of State for Europe under Truss. Cleverly is now taking over the Foreign Ministry.
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Suella Braverman
Conservative hardliner Braverman becomes Secretary of the Interior.
Kwarteng, Cleverly and Braverman support London's controversial plans to deport migrants arriving in the UK to Rwanda.
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Therese Coffey
Truss also filled the post of Secretary of Labor.
Coffey, who is considered Truss' closest ally, takes over the Health Department and becomes Deputy Prime Minister at the same time.
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Truss' cabinet is more diverse than ever.
However, it also became clear that, contrary to demands from the party, she was not forging a unity cabinet.
Rather, she dismissed the most important supporters of Rishi Sunak, her adversary in the party's internal election campaign.
Only a few members of the previous cabinet remained in office.
Huge tasks are already waiting for Truss.
Her predecessor left her a country in crisis.
Read here what the new prime minister urgently needs to do.
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