Live reaction as Amber Rudd returns to the Cabinet

Hastings and Rye MP Amber Rudd has been announced as the new Secretary of State for the Department of Work and Pensions.

Ms Rudd, who resigned as Home Secretary in April following the Windrush scandal, will take over from Esther McVey, who resigned earlier in the week. Follow our live blog for all the latest reaction.

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