New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

Her Majesty the Queen approved the following people members of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

Mr Robert Buckland QC MP
Mr Alister Jack MP
Mr Robert Jenrick MP
The Honourable Jacob Rees-Mogg MP
Mr Alok Sharma MP
Mr Jake Berry MP
Mr Oliver Dowden CBE MP
Mr Joseph Johnson MP
Mr Kwasi Kwarteng MP
Mr Mark Spencer MP
Mr Rishi Sunak MP

Former Master of The Horse made a Permanent Lord in Waiting

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed The Rt Hon. The Lord Vestey GCVO GCStJ to the position of Permanent Lord in Waiting to Her Majesty the Queen.

A Lord in Waiting is someone who helps the Sovereign with various duties a notably one being meeting visiting foreign heads of state as they arrived into the UK.