Health minister Neil O'Brien has stood down as a health minister.

The news comes as Suella Braverman is sacked as Home Secretary and a reshuffle is underway.

O’Brien was appointed parliamentary under secretary of state at the Department of Health and Social Care on 7 September 2022 having previously served as parliamentary under secretary of state at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities between 19 September 2021 and 6 July 2022.

He was first elected Conservative MP for Harborough in June 2017.

On X, O'Brien said: "It's been a privilege to serve at DHSC. Great ministerial team & spads and some fab officials.

"But with so much going on locally I want to focus 100% on constituency work so have asked to go to back benches."

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