Rees-Mogg resigns as business secretary and Lewis relinquishes justice secretary role as Sunak begins to assemble cabinet
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Jacob Rees-Mogg and Brandon Lewis have resigned from the government as Rishi Sunak begins to assemble his new cabinet on his first day as prime minister.
Sunak will start by meeting departing ministers in his House of Commons office, a common tactic used to spare sacked cabinet ministers the indignity of walking up Downing Street in front of the cameras.
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