Rishi Sunak has welcomed a “strong and united” cabinet to its first meeting following the sacking of Suella Braverman as home secretary yesterday.

Lord David Cameron, the newly appointed foreign secretary, was a shock return to government, and this morning sat in a cabinet meeting for the first time since he resigned as prime minister in 2016.

Speaking to the cabinet in front of cameras, Mr Sunak welcomed those “for whom it’s their first cabinet”.

And in a quip on Lord Cameron’s behalf, he added a welcome “to those for whom it may not be their first time”.

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In what seemed like a pointed remark at Ms Braverman – who lost her job yesterday after questioning the police and saying living in a tent on the streets was a “lifestyle” choice – Mr Sunak said he knew “this strong and united team is going to deliver” the changes for the country that the government is aiming at.

Mr Sunak said it was an “important week”, with inflation figures and the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Rwanda deportation scheme due on Wednesday, followed by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement next Wednesday.