Mel Stride appointed new pensions secretary
Mel Stride has been appointed as secretary of state for work and pensions by prime minister Rishi Sunak.
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Mel Stride has been appointed as secretary of state for work and pensions by prime minister Rishi Sunak.
The Prime Minister will hold a press conference later in which she is widely tipped to bow to political and economic pressure to increase corporation tax.
Kwasi Kwarteng has been sacked and big money is being piled on Sajid Javid , Nadhim Zahawi and Truss loyalist Simon Clarke to replace him, MailOnline can reveal today.
The Chancellor was given his marching orders after being hauled back to Downing Street early from a US summit as the PM faces rebellion on the backbenches over her economic plans.
The PM defends the mini-budget, saying she "absolutely" plans to stick to her campaign pledge.