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Liz Truss has leapfrogged Home Secretary Priti Patel in the official list of Cabinet Minister rankings following her promotion to Foreign Secretary.
The new pecking order released following Boris Johnson’s reshuffle shows that Ms Truss has surged up the league table from 11th – her position in her previous job as International Trade Secretary – to fourth.
The list, which is calculated by the Cabinet Office based on a combination of the seniority of the portfolio and the length of time they have served in the Cabinet, is keenly scrutinised by Ministers because convention holds that for discussions crossing departments, the lowest-ranked Ministers must visit the offices of those higher up the ladder.
Liz Truss (pictured) has leapfrogged Home Secretary Priti Patel in the official list of Cabinet Minister rankings following her promotion to Foreign Secretary
The Foreign Secretary’s surge has knocked Ms Patel down from fourth to fifth.
Meanwhile, the attempt to mollify Justice Secretary Dominic
