Rishi Sunak reshuffle: ‘red wall’ MP Lee Anderson named deputy Tory chair – live updates

Good morning. When Rishi Sunak became prime minister, he appointed a cabinet but, given that Liz Truss had done the same less than two months previously, he did not make as many changes as he might otherwise have done, and it looked like a cabinet crafted in the interests of party management, not to suit his own priorities. This morning he is expected to announce a limited reshuffle, partly to fill the vacancy created when he sacked Nadhim Zahawi as party chairman, and so we should end up with a cabinet with more of a Sunak flavour.

The Sun and the Times had the story last night. This is from the Sun’s Harry Cole.

And these are from the Times’ Steven Swinford.

The announcements are expected soon.

Here is the agenda for the day.

10am: Richard Sharp, chairman of the BBC, gives evidence to the Commons culture committee about his appointments, and claims of a potential conflict of interest.

10.30am: Rishi Sunak chairs cabinet.

11.30am: Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, takes questions in the Commons.

3.20pm: Peers resume their debate at the report stage of the public order bill.

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