Tuesday evening news briefing: Rishi Sunak appoints his top team

Good evening. Rishi Sunak is reshuffling his Cabinet after being appointed Britain's new Prime Minister today. We have full details of his top team – and the manifesto pledges he has promised to fulfil.

The big story: Cabinet comings and goings in full

As the new boss in Downing Street, Rishi Sunak is today seeking to reassure the country – and assert his authority.

After being appointed prime minister by the King this morning following the departure of Liz Truss, the Conservative leader launched a Cabinet reshuffle, which included a few surprises.

Boris Johnson loyalists who stayed close to Ms Truss, including Jacob Rees-Mogg, were among the 11 ministers who were out of government this afternoon.

But Jeremy Hunt, brought into the Treasury to fix the economic crisis, is staying in the role of Chancellor ahead of his Hallowe'en financial statement.

Dominic Raab, one of Mr Sunak's strongest backers who was sacked by Ms Truss, was rewarded with Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary, roles he held under Mr Johnson.

View all the Cabinet appointments at a glance. Follow the latest with India McTaggart in our live blog this evening.

In his first act as Prime Minister, Mr Sunak vowed to "fix" mistakes made by Ms Truss – and promised to fulfil 10 manifesto promises that got Mr Johnson elected.

In a solemn address to the nation outside Number 10, he insisted that he admired Ms Truss's "restlessness for change", but "some mistakes were made".

Chief political correspondent Camilla Turner says other remarks will be seen as a subtle put down to those who backed Mr Johnson's bid to return.

Janet Daley was impressed by Mr Sunak’s performance, while Tom Harris argues it was good that he sounded "like a sympathetic bank manager".

And Christopher Hope has this advice for Mr Sunak's first, crucial 24 hours in charge.

PS: Not everyone got the tone of their congratulatory messages right. Watch how US president Joe Biden mispronounced Rishi Sunak's name.

Truss issues coded plea to Sunak

Ms Truss made history today as the shortest-serving prime minister ever. Shortly before the King was "graciously pleased to accept" her resignation after just 49 days in office, Ms Truss used her final Downing Street speech to urge Mr Sunak to "be bold" by cutting taxes and hiking defence spending.

The outgoing prime minister defended her record by insisting that her Government had "acted urgently and decisively" to protect households and businesses from the worst of the energy crisis.

As Nick Gutteridge reports, she wished her successor good luck – but also issued a coded plea to him not to junk one of her pledges.

Why PM didn't use 'twisted' lectern

Keen-eyed observers will have noticed a change to the Downing Street furniture between today's speeches. Conservative prime ministers are each allowed to help design the lecterns for their time in office.

But, in a break with Tory tradition, Mr Sunak was not given his own – because there was not time during the rapid leadership contest.

Instead of using Ms Truss's podium, which was a twisted design made of wooden blocks, he was given one leftover from a previous administration. See pictures of how the podium has changed throughout the years.

Tory leadership: Comment and analysis

• John Redwood | Sunak must now set out his low-tax vision

• Michael Howard | Only unity can save the Conservatives now

• Norman Lamont | Not finished article, but Sunak will be great

• Mutaz Ahmed | Real significance of Britain's first non-white PM

• Suzanne Moore | Only thing that could make us believe in Boris

Evening briefing: Today's other essential headlines

Gunman on the run | A man in a "Joker mask" was seen smashing his way through gardens neighbouring a house where two men were shot dead and a third left critically injured in east London. Armed police were called to the scene of the triple shooting in Ilford early today following reports of a fight and shots fired, which neighbours said were likely obscured by fireworks to celebrate Diwali. The gunman is still at large.

• 'World's dirtiest man' | Dead at 94 after first bath in decades

• Pictured | Grandmother swallowed alive by 22ft-long python

• 'I can say anti-Semitic things' | Adidas cuts ties with Kanye West

• Deadly disease | The scuba diving paradise with a dark secret

• Royals | 'I'm not difficult, I'm particular' – Duchess of Sussex

Around the world: US warning over 'dirty bomb'

The US today warned of severe consequences if Russia used a nuclear weapon in Ukraine, as Moscow prepares to take its claim to the UN that Kyiv is planning a "dirty bomb" attack. Follow live updates. Meanwhile, Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine's military spy chief, has – perhaps mischievously – said that Vladimir Putin is lining up confidant Sergei Kiriyenko as a successor. James Kilner has a profile of the "Kinder Surprise" figure who could be rewarded for his loyalty with the top job.

Tuesday interview: Adrian Edmondson – 'The Young Ones? I think The Good Life has aged much better'

As he returns to the stage, Adrian Edmondson tells Dominic Cavendish how he misses Rik Mayall and Robbie Coltrane dearly – but "alternative comedy", not at all. Read the interview

Sport briefing: Why Aston Villa splashed £5m

Unai Emery is a manager with unfinished business in the Premier League. After Aston Villa triggered the £5.2 million compensation required to prise the former Arsenal manager away from Villarreal as their new head coach, Sam Dean explains why it always felt like a time would come when he would return to England to right the wrongs of his ultimately unhappy spell at Arsenal. And, as Europe's big names are circling Jude Bellingham, chief football correspondent Jason Burt says the teenager has become the hottest midfielder in world football.

Editor's choice

1. At home with the Ainslies | Why Georgie gave up career so Ben could sail the seas

2. Epilepsy and me | 'I've had embarrassing encounters – but luckily I don’t remember'

3. Office faux pas | Stinky food, nasty habits – the horror of too-close colleagues

Business briefing: Pound surges against dollar

The pound has benefited from a slump in the dollar this afternoon following the sharpest slowdown in US house price growth on record. Sterling surged 1.86pc higher to $1.1487 after official data revealed America's housing market has begun to slump under steep borrowing costs. Meanwhile, soaring mortgage rates and the cost of living are shutting hundreds of thousands of buyers out of the UK market. But new analysis shows homes in prime central London and a smattering of rural hotspots that are popular with downsizers will have big protections.

Tonight starts now

Travel inspiration | If you are considering a last-minute autumn getaway, some good news. We might be in the grip of double-digit inflation, with the cost of half-term holidays having reached unprecedented highs, but the cost of city breaks is looking better value than ever. It might seem scarcely credible, but if you fancy a weekend away in Nice or Madrid, Venice or Berlin, you can easily find a two-night break for less than £200 a head. Nick Trend explains your options.

Three things for you

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• Listen | Introducing The Red Wave, a new Telegraph podcast

And finally... for this evening's downtime

TV hitmakers | Stranger Things sent Kate Bush's 1985 hit Running up that Hill stratospheric, with "sync" now the music industry's holy grail. James Hall reports on the musical matchmakers hitching old hits to new shows – and making a killing in the process.