Tory big beasts fall one after the other in cabinet bloodbath: Follow our coverage as Penny Mordaunt, Grant Shapps and six others lose their seats

Penny Mordaunt and Grant Shapps are among a number of Conservative cabinet ministers who have lost their seats in quick succession amid a Tory bloodbath.

The humiliating blows one after the other come as Sir Keir Starmer officially became Prime Minister - as Labour secured the required majority.

Although Mr Sunak managed to hold on to his Richmond and Northallerton sea and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt narrowly won his Godalming & Ash seat, eight members of his Cabinet members have so far been defeated.

Ms Mordaunt, the Conservative leader of the House of Commons who lost her seat of Portsmouth North, said in defeat: 'To anyone who is disappointed, democracy is never wrong.'

Defence Secretary Mr Shapps, who lost his Welwyn Hatfield seat, paid tribute to the 'selfless courage of the men and women of this country who serve in our armed forces'.

Chief whip Simon Hart , Education Secretary Gillian Keegan , Justice Secretary Alex Chalk, Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer and Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer have also lost their seats.

Although Mr Sunak held his seat, he said: 'The Labour Party has won this general election , and I have called Sir Keir Starmer to congratulate him on his victory.

'I will now head down to London , where I will say more about tonight's result, before I leave the job as Prime Minister, to which I have given my all.'

'I will now head down to London, where I will say more about tonight's result, before I leave the job as prime minister, to which I have given my all.'

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Richmond & Northallerton. Result: VICTORY

Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden, Hertsmere: Result: VICTORY

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, Farnham Surrey. Result: VICTORY Home Secretary James Cleverly, Braintree. Result: VICTORY Defence Secretary Grant Shapps, Welwyn Hatfield: Result: DEFEAT Justice Secretary Alex Chalk, Cheltenham. Result: DEFEAT

Science Secretary Michelle Donelan. Result: DEFEAT

Victoria Atkins, Louth and Horncastle: Health Secretary. Result: VICTORY Environment Secretary Steve Barclay, North East Cambridgeshire. Result: VICTORY Leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt, Portsmouth North. Result: DEFEAT Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch, North West Essex. Result: VICTORY

Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho, East Surrey. Result: VICTORY

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride, Central Devon. Result: VICTORY Education Secretary Gillian Keegan, Chichester. Result: DEFEAT Transport Secretary Mark Harper, Forest of Dean. Result: DEFEAT Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer KC, South East Cambridgeshire. Result: DEFEAT Richard Holden, North West Durham. Result: VICTORY Welsh Secretary David TC Davies, Monmouth. Result: DEFEAT Treasury (Chief Whip) Simon Hart, Caerfyrddin. Result: DEFEAT

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Laura Trott, Sevenoaks. Result: VICTORY

Attorney General Victoria Prentis, Banbury. Result: DEFEAT Paymaster general John Glen, Salisbury. Result: VICTORY Security minister Tom Tugendhat, Tonbridge and Malling. Result: VICTORY Foreign Office minister Andrew Mitchell, Sutton Coldfield. Result: VICTORY Veterans minister Johnny Mercer, Plymouth Moor View. Result: DEFEAT Immigration minister Michael Tomlinson, Mid Dorset and North Poole. Result: TBC