When Liz Truss became prime minister, some commented that she had built up a cabinet almost entirely of her supporters.
Butour political correspondent Tamara Cohen says Rishi Sunak is likely to take a different approach.
“Rishi Sunak’s team say that when he talks about a government of all the talents, he actually means it this time,” she says.
This means bringing in people who don’t support or agree with him.
While this risks high-profile complainers in the newspapers come budget time, Tamara says there is another reason Mr Sunak will want to keep his critics close.
The Tories command a majority of nearly 80 in the Commons, but plenty of MPs backed Boris Johnson and Penny Mordaunt in the leadership race – meaning the party is “deeply divided” and votes on spending cuts could be difficult to get through.
Every vote will count for Mr Sunak, Tamara says – so he’ll need “as many of his critics in government positions as possible”.
Margaret Thatcher had taken a similar approach, appointing her critics so people would challenge her.
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Source: Sky News.com