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the UK’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.Donelan, who served as the Secretary of State for Education for 35 hours in July, has represented the constituency of Chippenham since 2015.The news comes as Truss continues to reveal her Cabinet tonight (September 6). Among the key appointments are Kwasi Kwarteng (Chancellor of the Exchequer and Deputy Prime Minister), Therese Coffey (health secretary), James Cleverly (foreign secretary) and Suella Braverman (home secretary).Yesterday (September 5) Truss was announced to have won the Conservative Party’s leadership election, beating former chancellor Rishi Sunak to the position of Prime Minister following the resignation of Boris Johnson.Donelan was promoted to the position of Secretary of State for Education in July after serving for two years as Minister of State for Higher and Further Education.

New Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced her new Cabinet this evening (September 6) after she was appointed as Prime Minister by the Queen at Balmoral earlier on Tuesday. It follows on from her first speech to the nation, in which she said that her government would "transform Britain into an aspiration nation" and that "together we can ride out the storm".

Liz Truss has pledged to tackle soaring energy bulls in her first speech outside Downing Street - with an energy bills freeze set to be announced as soon as Thursday.The UK's new leader is understood to have held talks with energy bosses last night to negotiate the terms of the freeze, which would likely see the government subsidise the cost of gas being bought by suppliers and electricity generators.The £100billion effort by the new PM would hopefully keep the price cap at £1,971 for the average household – much lower than the projected £6,000 the cap could reach next year.READ MORE: Liz Truss' love life – first date disaster, raunchy affair and her true loveHowever, it is thought the relief would act as a sort of loan for taxpayers who would then have to "pay back" the money, meaning even once the crisis subsides, the cost of bills might not fall by much.In a bid to boost energy supplies, Truss has also spoken out about lifting a ban on fracking, a controversial process to access hard-to-reach oil.Truss will speak outside Number 10 today, and is expected to launch a "100 day policy blitz"As well as freezing energy costs, it is thought she will slash taxes and make major changes to the NHS in a "bid for shock and aww" to start her new prime ministerial era.An emergency budget is likely to be announced in the next two weeks in addition, with Kwasi Kwarteng - thought to be taking up the role of Chancellor in Truss' cabinet - suggesting help will last ‘through this winter and the next’.Experts believe the government's new energy strategy could cost around £60 billion per year.Making a speech outside Downing Street today as she assumed the position of Prime Minister, however, Truss didn't address the issue of energy bills

Regulator Ofgem today announced that the typical household energy bill will hit £3,549 a year from October 1. This is a huge increase on the current energy cap of £1,971 for the average household.

An energy boss has called for the government to do more to help customers struggling with the cost of living crisis.

Liz Truss has announced she would immediately reverse the rise in National Insurance contributions if she were to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister.

Britons will have to wait several weeks before the Government reveals further support to combat soaring inflation, amid fresh questions over the whereabouts of Boris Johnson.

Good Morning Britain hosts Ben Shepard and Charlotte Hawkins took a swipe at the UK Government on Friday after being told no ministers were available to join them on the show. The presenters said that producers were told they didn't have time for them in their 'busy schedule'.

Negotiations over giving Greater Manchester more powers are going well, but there is 'some doubt' about the future of devolution, Andy Burnham has said. Local leaders were told of encouraging 'noises' from Treasury officials as the city-region bids to get full control of funding like that of Scotland and Wales.

The government has announced households all across the country will soon receive £400 off their energy bills.

Scots could see another £160 knocked off their winter energy bills if Rishi Sunak becomes Prime Minister.

People are facing huge hikes in their direct debits to energy companies amid claims of an epidemic of "inaccurate" smart meter readings.

Energy bills are showing no sign of decreasing as the UK battles to cope with the cost of living crisis. Inflation has skyrocketed to a record seven percent following the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine.

A government minister said people should consider taking on more hours at work or moving to a better-paid job to combat the rise in the cost of living.

The winner of Eurovision 2022 was last night revealed as Ukraine. Sam Ryder represented the United Kingdom, and it was clear from the off that he was going to score big as twelves were awarded continuously to the UK by countries across Europe. An elated Sam could be seen smiling as at the half way point of voting the UK were still leading with 195 points, but after all the votes were cast it was Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra who scooped the top prize.This has led many to question where the 2023 Eurovision will take place, giving Ukraine's ongoing war with Russia.

Morrisons is to rescue collapsed retailer McColl's after the supermarket giant beat a rival bid from the billionaire owners of Asda, BusinessLive understands.

Martin Lewis' Money Saving Expert website plans to release the results of a huge survey after energy companies were accused of taking more money than they need from customers. It comes as energy regulator Ofgem revealed it had issued 'Compliance Reviews' to several energy firms.

Some 2.5 million workers across Scotland and the rest of the UK will receive a pay rise from April 1 as the National Living Wage rates increase comes into force.

P&O bosses have been issued with a deadline to come up with answers – as they faced fresh claims some foreign workers are paid less than £2 an hour.

P&O Ferries has been blasted in an scathing letter by the UK Business Secretary who has warned the company they could be facing "criminal" offences and an unlimited fine for laying off hundreds of workers.

BBC News presenter Victoria Derbyshire has admitted that she was forced to delete a tweet for breaking BBC guidance on impartiality.The newsreader, 53, took to Twitter to confirm that she had removed the tweet as it didn't meet the BBC's standards.In view of her 163,300 followers, the host announced the reason behind her deleted post.Victoria wrote: "Hi hve deleted a tweet abt crime figs/fraud/computer misuse etc because it didn’t properly meet the BBC’s guidance on impartiality." (sic)Express.co.uk has contacted a representative for the BBC for comment.Earlier in the week, Victoria slammed an MP over crime statistics provided by Boris Johnson.Watching her colleague Sophie Raworth's interview with Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, Victoria didn't hold back as she blasted the Government for "insulting voters".The Business minister insisted Prime Minister Boris Johnson didn't lie about the percentage of national crime figures that had been tackled by the Tories.It comes after the official Twitter account for BBC Politics shared a clip from the interview, showing the "selective" response to the question regarding crime rates.The tweet read: "Why did PM Boris Johnson tell Parliament that Government is cutting crime by 14 per cent when that’s not true?"Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng: 'All I know is that certainly on the doorstep people are saying that there is progress being made.'"Clearly a little confused by Kwarteng's reply, Victoria hit out: "Errrr crime is down if you take out certain crimes??!!"Time to stop insulting voters’ intelligence?" she raged.In the interview, the Business Secretary told Raworth he "didn't know why" she said the statistics were "untrue".He said: "I don't know what the evidence is for it not