Rishi Sunak ‘to hold Cabinet reshuffle TODAY’ after Nadhim Zahawi sacking

Rishi Sunak is expected to carry out a mini reshuffle today to replace sacked Tory chairman Nadhim Zahawi.

The Prime Minister was left with a party chief when he fired Mr Zahawi for breaching ministerial rules amid a major row over his tax affairs.

He is expected to announce a successor as soon as this morning – with further appointments to come as he battles to get a grip after weeks of bad headlines.

A government source told the Times said that the reshuffle would be “relatively limited”, with a “domino” effect of movement triggered by the appointment of the new Tory chairman.

But other reports suggested there could be a shake-up at the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which could be carved up into different ministries.

This breaking story is being updated…