Tory big beasts fall: Liz Truss, Penny Mordaunt and Grant Shapps lose seats as record number of Cabinet ministers go
by Matt Watts,Tom Davidson and Nicholas Cecil
Jul 05, 2024
2 minutes
Liz Truss, Penny Mordaunt, Grant Shapps and Gillian Keegan were among top Tories to go in the general election as a record eleven cabinet ministers lost their seats.
The former Prime Minister Ms Truss, Defence Secretary Mr Shapps, Education Secretary Ms Keegan, and Ms Mordaunt, who served as Commons Leader, were defeated in a bruising night for the Conservatives. The previous record of cabinet ministers to lose their seats
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