Rachel Maclean has been appointed as a new minister at the Department of Levelling Up, Housing & Communities following the departure of housing minister Lucy Frazer.

Maclean, a former parliamentary private secretary (PPS) to Sunak when he was chancellor, has been announced as “minister for state”.

Given the rest of the ministerial team and roles at DLUHC appear to remain unchanged, Maclean looks set to be announced as the new housing minister, although the government has yet to officially confirm this.