Reshuffle: MPs Simon Clarke and Anne-Marie Trevelyan out of Rishi Sunak's government

North East ministers Simon Clarke and Anne-Marie Trevelyan are both out of their jobs following the cabinet reshuffle.

Teesside MP Simon Clarke is out of his role of Levelling-Up Secretary, while Berwick MP Anne-Marie Trevelyan is no longer Transport Secretary.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak started a reshuffle of his cabinet after meeting King Charles on Tuesday 26 October.

Mr Sunak, who is the UK's youngest Prime Minister, is also the first of Asian heritage and the first Hindu to hold the office.

Simon Clarke, who was chief secretary to the Treasury under Rishi Sunak when he was chancellor, indicated he is out of the role of levelling-up secretary.

Mr Clarke, the MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, tweeted: “It has been a great privilege to serve as Secretary of State @luhc, working alongside some terrific people to #LevelUp our communities, just as it was before that as Chief Secretary @hmtreasury.

“It has only been while holding these positions that I’ve come to appreciate the full weight of responsibility that ministers bear, and we are deeply fortunate to be supported in this by our civil servants and special advisers (and never forget them on days like today).”

He has been replaced by Michael Gove.

Anne-Marie Trevelyan, the MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed, also left her role.

The outgoing Transport Secretary sent her congratulations to Mark Harper, who replaces her in the role.

She tweeted: “Congratulations to Mark Harper on his appointment as Transport Secretary, continuing to deliver on our 2019 manifesto, building infrastructure to help us level-up the whole of the country, and driving the net-zero revolution.”

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