In a letter to Boris Johnson, Priti Patel said she will now 'champion many of the policies and causes I have stood up for' from the backbenches
Ms Truss is due to announce her cabinet on Tuesday after being formally appointed the country's next minister by the Queen.
Earlier on Monday afternoon, Ms Patel was less than impressed by Labour MPs who groaned as she delivered a eulogy to Mr Johnson during home office departmental questions in the Commons, telling them to"shut up".Patel tells Labour MPs to 'shut up'In April, she signed what she described as a"world-first agreement" with Rwanda in a bid to deter migrants from crossing the Channel.
"By doing so, we will become not only one of the most prosperous nations in Europe, but one of the finest."
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