The Tory runners and riders who could be appointed to Liz Truss’ Cabinet next week: Kwarteng for Chancellor, Cleverly as Foreign Secretary, Rees-Mogg as Business Minister and Coffey to Health (but ‘no posts for rivals Sunak, Sajid or Raab’)

• She has been holed up at Chevening, her grace-and-favour home in Kent, considering potential members
• Among those set to play key roles are Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, who is likely to be her Chancellor 
• The former leadership challenger and Attorney General Suella Braverman is expected to be Home Secretary
• Brexit Efficiencies Minister Jacob Rees-Mogg has emerged as frontrunner for Business Secretary 

Liz Truss has already started planning her Cabinet so she can hit the ground running if she is appointed Prime Minister.

She has been holed up at Chevening, her grace-and-favour home in Kent, considering potential members.

Among those set to play key roles are Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, who is likely to be her Chancellor. The pair share a political philosophy and also a street, as they are neighbours in south-east London.

Attorney General Suella Braverman is expected to be Home Secretary. The former leadership challenger is believed to have discussed her plans for the brief with Ms Truss.

Brexit Efficiencies Minister Jacob Rees-Mogg has emerged as frontrunner for Business Secretary after helping to co-ordinate meetings with oil and gas firms over the energy crisis.

Among those set to play key roles in Liz Truss’s cabinet are Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng (left), who is likely to be her Chancellor and Attorney General Suella Braverman (centre), who is expected to be Home Secretary. Brexit Efficiencies Minister Jacob Rees-Mogg (right) has emerged as frontrunner for Business Secretary

James Cleverly is said to be in the running to be Ms Truss’s successor as Foreign Secretary, a step up from his current role as Foreign Minister.

Leadership contender Kemi Badenoch is likely to receive a big portfolio after a strong performance in the contest – possibly in education. While she has not formally declared for Ms Truss, the Foreign Secretary has indicated she will receive a key job.

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Simon Clarke is one of Ms Truss’s most strident backers and is likely to be rewarded with a major job, possibly as Levelling Up Secretary. Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey – another close ally – could be the next Health Secretary.

Ben Wallace is likely to stay in place as Defence Secretary after declaring for Ms Truss and his strong support for Ukraine.

Nadine Dorries has been tipped to stay on as Culture Secretary, either as an MP or from the Lords. The Foreign Secretary is said to favour a female Chief Whip after the debacle over Chris Pincher, the former deputy chief whip who quit after claims – denied by him – that he groped two men.

It comes as The Times reported that Grant Shapps, the transport secretary, does not want to become party chairman.

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