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simon hart has been appointed the chief whip, a key role in maintaining party discipline.race. he's been made a minister without portfolio, which grants him a cabinet position with no specific responsibilities, and also party chairman. i'm joined now by our political correspondentjonathan blake. what is your assessment of this new cabinet? a lot of old faces in the new cabinet. it cabinet? a lot of old faces in the new cabinet-— new cabinet. it is a familiar cabinet despite _ new cabinet. it is a familiar cabinet despite big - new cabinet. it is a familiar| cabinet despite big changes new cabinet. it is a familiar- cabinet despite big changes that rishi sunak has implement it in his top team. there are a lot of recognisable senior ministers, even from liz truss's cabinet or boris johnson's cabinet before that. there is no red rising stars you feel have got a big promotion, is no red rising stars you feel have gota big promotion, no is no red rising stars you feel have got a big promotion, no big stars brought in who have perhaps clearly served in government as an old hand

we don't know about him secretary, we do know that chief whip, which is simon hart.ays. in defence. when it and we have seen michael— stays. in defence. when it and we have seen michael gove? - stays. in defence. when it and we i have seen michael gove? interesting some of the big jobs so key moment that we are in, ukraine, defence, continuity there. the economy, jeremy hunt, continuity there. therese coffey, if she stays in health, continuity there. big, big issues to deal with. me health, continuity there. big, big issues to deal with.— health, continuity there. big, big issues to deal with. we were told she had an _ issues to deal with. we were told she had an abcd _ issues to deal with. we were told she had an abcd of— issues to deal with. we were told she had an abcd of problems i issues to deal with. we were told she had an abcd of problems to l issues to deal with. we were told i she had an abcd of problems to solve in the health service. yes. she had an abcd of problems to solve in the health service.— in the health service. yes, so erha -s in the health serv

simon hart appointed chief whip, a pretty key role in keeping party discipline.cabinet appointment —— gives him a role without responsibility. as i just mentioned in the last few seconds, we have heardjillian keegan has been made education secretary. so we're sort of filling in all the job vacancies. i'm joined now by our political correspondent damian grammaticas. have not got the whole cabinet, but we have got the top jobs. what is the overall picture avoid you say, that we are getting? i the overall picture avoid you say, that we are getting?— the overall picture avoid you say, that we are getting? i think so. the overall picture, _ that we are getting? i think so. the overall picture, it _ that we are getting? i think so. the overall picture, it seems _ that we are getting? i think so. the overall picture, it seems to - that we are getting? i think so. the overall picture, it seems to me, - that we are getting? i think so. the overall picture, it seems to me, is| overall picture, it seems to me, is that rishi sunak talk secure this morning about economic stab

he was in place, it was simon hart in post before him. he resigned in protest.ealier, i spoke to our correspondent charlotte gallagher on the view from northern ireland. the feeling has been, pretty much, that it doesn't matter who is in charge in westminster, they have to sort out northern ireland, and it has to be a priority. the d uup and sinn fein have all said they will work with whoever the dup and sinn fein have all said they will work with whoever is the northern ireland secretary, but something really does need to be done about stormont, the lack of devolved government, and the issues need to be sorted. there has not been a functioning devolved government here since february. that is an incredibly long amount of time when decisions are not being made about health care, education, for example. so, people here, voters, are really fed up. and as you said, this deadline looming friday. if the devolved government is not back at stormont working by then, chris heaton harris has said he will call an election. and steve baker who is his minister said there will