James Cartlidge appointed Minister of State at MOD in Cabinet reshuffle after Raab quits

James Cartlidge has been appointed Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence following Alex Chalk's departure and appointment as the new Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice.

The appointment comes after Dominic Raab resigned from Rishi Sunak's Cabinet following the release of the report into bullying allegations against him.

Mr Sunak filled the gap in his Cabinet by promoting two long-standing allies, with Alex Chalk becoming Justice Secretary and Oliver Dowden appointed as Deputy Prime Minister.

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James Cartlidge is MP for South Suffolk and previously held the position as Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury.

Mr Raab resigned on Friday after an inquiry found he acted in an intimidating and aggressive way with officials in behaviour that could have amounted to bullying.

Adam Tolley KC's investigation concluded that Mr Raab engaged in an "abuse or misuse of power" that "undermines or humiliates" while foreign secretary.

The Prime Minister, who had spent the night agonising over whether to sack his key ally, accepted Mr Raab's resignation with "great sadness".