Government picks Argent’s Freeman to lead Homes England

Kirsty Shaw is currently COO of the Care Quality Commission; she moves to the government's housing agency in September.

The former Director of the Institute of Government is to lead a wide-ranging review into the very fabric and purpose of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.

Nadhim Zahawi has been installed as Chancellor of the Exchequer, following the resignations of Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid. [UPDATE: Housing Minister Stuart Andrew has also resigned;