Jacob Rees-Mogg resigns as business secretary as new prime minister begins appointing his top team
Jacob Rees-Mogg has 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.
