HAMPSHIRE MP Suella Braverman has been appointed as attorney general.

Ms Braverman, who was first elected in Fareham in 2015, was put in post on a dramatic reshuffle day in the Government.

She has previously had stints in the Education Select Committee and the Education, Skills and the Economy Sub-Committee, and opened a Westminster Hall debate in the House of Commons discussing alleged failings of Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust.

Her appointment came after Sajid Javid dramatically quit as chancellor after Boris Johnson ordered him to fire his closest aides.

The Prime Minister had been expected to keep Mr Javid in post as part of his reshuffle, and news of his resignation less than a month before the first post-Brexit Budget shocked Westminster.

Rishi Sunak, Mr Javid's former deputy at the Treasury, has now been appointed to the role of Chancellor.

Allies of the former chancellor said Mr Javid refused to sack his team of special advisers, something that Mr Johnson made clear he would have to do if he wanted to remain in 11 Downing Street.

Mr Sunak will take the job, having reportedly agreed to a joint Number 10-Number 11 team of advisers.

The bombshell came after long-standing rumours of tensions between the ex-chancellor and Mr Johnson's closest aide Dominic Cummings.

In August, he had fired Mr Javid's aide Sonia Khan and it appears Number 10 wanted to go further in keeping a closer eye on the chancellor.

Mr Javid said that "no self-respecting minister" could accept the conditions being imposed.

"He has turned down the job of Chancellor of the Exchequer," a source close to Mr Javid said.

"The Prime Minister said he had to fire all his special advisers and replace them with Number 10 special advisers to make it one team.

"The Chancellor said no self-respecting minister would accept those terms."

Mr Javid had walked smiling into Number 10 in a sign that he expected to remain in place ahead of the March 11 Budget.

His departure came after:

- Julian Smith was unceremoniously dumped as Northern Ireland secretary.

- Andrea Leadsom was sacked as business secretary.

- Theresa Villiers lost her job as environment secretary.

- Geoffrey Cox was sacked as attorney general

- Esther McVey lost her job as housing minister.

Home Secretary Priti Patel, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove, Justice Secretary Robert Buckland, International Trade Secretary Liz Truss and Health Secretary Matt Hancock were all confirmed in their existing roles.

Although female ministers were axed in the reshuffle, Downing Street indicated that there would not be a reduction in the number of women around the Cabinet table.

Former culture secretary Baroness Morgan had already said she was leaving her role, while Mrs Leadsom, Ms Villiers and Ms McVey were all sacked.

Ms Villiers said: "What the Prime Minister giveth, the Prime Minister taketh away: just over six months ago, I was delighted to be invited by the Prime Minister to return to government after three years on the backbenches.

"This morning he told me that I need to make way for someone new."

Former Tory leadership contender Ms McVey said she was "very sorry to be relieved of my duties".