Penny Mordaunt, the defence secretary, has left the cabinet within minutes of Boris Johnson taking over as prime minister.
The minister, who backed Leave in the 2016 referendum, had been expected to continue in Mr Johnson's top team but announced that she was stepping down. It was not immediately clear whether she had been resigned or been sacked.
Ms Mordaunt tweeted: "I'm heading to the backbenches from where the PM will have my full support, as will my successors.
"Thank you to everyone who's helped me get things done, especially our Armed Forces and civilians in defence for the last 85 days. We achieved much."
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