{"id":1783,"date":"2022-10-26T07:01:58","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T07:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/?p=1783"},"modified":"2022-10-26T07:02:03","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T07:02:03","slug":"sunak-to-hold-first-cabinet-meeting-with-his-new-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/sunak-to-hold-first-cabinet-meeting-with-his-new-team\/","title":{"rendered":"SUNAK TO HOLD FIRST CABINET MEETING WITH HIS NEW TEAM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The return of Suella Braverman to the role of home secretary was “the one contentious name” in Rishi Sunak’s cabinet reshuffle, says a former key aide to ex-prime minister Theresa May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Braverman was forced to step down on what became the final chaotic day of Liz Truss’ premiership, after admitting two data breaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But <\/a>Gavin Barwell, Downing Street’s former chief of staff, says he can “entirely understand” why Sunak felt it important to include Braverman, as she represents a Eurosceptic wing of the party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her appointment was “the most difficult” choice for Sunak, Barwell tells BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, Barwell says Sunak managed a “good reshuffle” yesterday – and “avoided the mistake” of filling his top team with “purely friends and allies”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The biggest challenge for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will be the economy. It\u2019s an issue which will define his time in power, certainly over the next few months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, is due to deliver his medium term plan for the economy on Monday. He\u2019s been trying to plug a fiscal black hole of up to \u00a340bn. Spending cuts, budget squeezes and tax rises are all on the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But might it be delayed? Sources in No 10 and the Treasury say it\u2019s a decision the PM and chancellor still have to make. They’re due to discuss it today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can see why the new PM might want time to look at the details. The choices the government makes will be controversial and will cause political rows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there is a lot of pressure to make a decision soon. The Bank of England is to make its next interest decision next Thursday – many Tory MPs want more clarity before then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’ll be a busy first full day in office for Rishi Sunak, who faces his first Prime Minister’s Questions – also known as PMQs – later on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PMQs is a high-profile weekly event in UK politics, happening every Wednesday at noon when the House of Commons is sitting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For around half an hour, the prime minister is called to the despatch box in the Commons chamber to answer questions from MPs on any subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The leader of the opposition gets to ask six questions – normally the rowdiest part of the spectacle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Backbench MPs – including those from the governing party – are also able to raise their own queries, and there is great competition each week to get the chance to be called.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event is infamously nerve-wracking for prime ministers – former PM David Cameron spoke of his “total fear and trepidation” while trying to second-guess what he’d be asked about each week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opinions have been divided in recent years on PMQs – some saying it encourages healthy debate; others arguing it represents little more than a political slanging match filled with sloganeering. [BBC News]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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