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| Cabinet reshuffle: Lansley replaced by Hunt in health job | Cabinet reshuffle: Lansley replaced by Hunt in health job |
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| Andrew Lansley has been replaced as Health Secretary by Jeremy Hunt as part of an extensive government reshuffle. | Andrew Lansley has been replaced as Health Secretary by Jeremy Hunt as part of an extensive government reshuffle. |
| The move is a promotion for Mr Hunt, who has been under pressure for his handling of the BSkyB takeover bid. | The move is a promotion for Mr Hunt, who has been under pressure for his handling of the BSkyB takeover bid. |
| Elsewhere, Chris Grayling replaces Ken Clarke as Justice Secretary and Transport Secretary Justine Greening is controversially moved to another role. | Elsewhere, Chris Grayling replaces Ken Clarke as Justice Secretary and Transport Secretary Justine Greening is controversially moved to another role. |
| Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman and Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan are among those leaving the government. | Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman and Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan are among those leaving the government. |
| Among notable promotions, Maria Miller and Theresa Villiers join the Cabinet as Culture Secretary and Northern Ireland Secretary respectively and Housing Minister Grant Shapps becomes Tory Party chairman. | Among notable promotions, Maria Miller and Theresa Villiers join the Cabinet as Culture Secretary and Northern Ireland Secretary respectively and Housing Minister Grant Shapps becomes Tory Party chairman. |
| Miss Greening - a strong opponent of a new runway at Heathrow - has been replaced by former Conservative Chief Whip Patrick McLoughlin after less than a year as transport secretary and will take over the lower profile job at international development. | Miss Greening - a strong opponent of a new runway at Heathrow - has been replaced by former Conservative Chief Whip Patrick McLoughlin after less than a year as transport secretary and will take over the lower profile job at international development. |
| Unlike Miss Greening, Mr McLoughlin - who was a transport minister under Lady Thatcher and Sir John Major - has "no baggage" over the issue of Heathrow's future. | |
| Tuesday's cabinet meeting was cancelled to allow the prime minister to deal with the reshuffle - the first major restructuring since the Conservative-Lib Dem government came to power in 2010. | Tuesday's cabinet meeting was cancelled to allow the prime minister to deal with the reshuffle - the first major restructuring since the Conservative-Lib Dem government came to power in 2010. |
| The changes have not affected key figures such as Chancellor George Osborne, Home Secretary Theresa May or Foreign Secretary William Hague - who will all remain in their posts. | The changes have not affected key figures such as Chancellor George Osborne, Home Secretary Theresa May or Foreign Secretary William Hague - who will all remain in their posts. |
| Education Secretary Michael Gove and Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith will stay in their jobs, with Downing Street saying it wanted these "strong reformers" to continue their work. | Education Secretary Michael Gove and Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith will stay in their jobs, with Downing Street saying it wanted these "strong reformers" to continue their work. |
| However, the BBC's political editor Nick Robinson said Mr Duncan Smith had been offered the job of Justice Secretary but had turned it down, raising question marks about the PM's authority. | However, the BBC's political editor Nick Robinson said Mr Duncan Smith had been offered the job of Justice Secretary but had turned it down, raising question marks about the PM's authority. |
| And Mayor of London Boris Johnson criticised the moving of Justine Greening, widely regarded as a sign the government may rethink its approach to air capacity in the south of England. | And Mayor of London Boris Johnson criticised the moving of Justine Greening, widely regarded as a sign the government may rethink its approach to air capacity in the south of England. |
| He described her as a "first-rate transport secretary" and said her opposition to Heathrow expansion was the "only possible" reason for the change and promised to fight this all the way. | He described her as a "first-rate transport secretary" and said her opposition to Heathrow expansion was the "only possible" reason for the change and promised to fight this all the way. |
| Speaking outside No 10, Mr Hunt said he was "incredibly honoured" to take over health. | Speaking outside No 10, Mr Hunt said he was "incredibly honoured" to take over health. |
| "It is a huge task and the biggest privilege of my life," he told the BBC. | "It is a huge task and the biggest privilege of my life," he told the BBC. |
| 'Huge task' | |
| Mr Lansley, the architect of controversial reforms to the NHS in England, has effectively been demoted to the more junior role of leader of the House of Commons. | Mr Lansley, the architect of controversial reforms to the NHS in England, has effectively been demoted to the more junior role of leader of the House of Commons. |
| Mr Clarke is being given the role of minister without portfolio in the Cabinet Office, where he will act as a government "wise head" offering advice to Mr Cameron on issues including economic strategy. | Mr Clarke is being given the role of minister without portfolio in the Cabinet Office, where he will act as a government "wise head" offering advice to Mr Cameron on issues including economic strategy. |
| Here comes Boris! Condemns moving of 'first rate transport secretary' and promises 'to fight this all the way' | Here comes Boris! Condemns moving of 'first rate transport secretary' and promises 'to fight this all the way' |
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| Justine Greening pays price for backing her own leader's pledge not to build third runway "no ifs, no buts" - moves to DFID | Justine Greening pays price for backing her own leader's pledge not to build third runway "no ifs, no buts" - moves to DFID |
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| New Justice Sec told Mail in 2009 : ‘I am advocating a hardline approach. Hardcore thugs must go to jail, not be let off’ What now? | New Justice Sec told Mail in 2009 : ‘I am advocating a hardline approach. Hardcore thugs must go to jail, not be let off’ What now? |
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| Breaking - IDS turned down offer to move to Justice to stay at DWP. Grayling second choice | Breaking - IDS turned down offer to move to Justice to stay at DWP. Grayling second choice |
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| So, Iain Duncan Smith stays put. He was expecting a move. Delicate choice for Justice now - Grayling would cheer Tories but appall Libs | So, Iain Duncan Smith stays put. He was expecting a move. Delicate choice for Justice now - Grayling would cheer Tories but appall Libs |
| 4 hours ago | 4 hours ago |
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| He has been replaced by employment minister Chris Grayling, who was shadow home secretary before the 2010 election and is regarded as being to the right of Mr Clarke on justice issues. | He has been replaced by employment minister Chris Grayling, who was shadow home secretary before the 2010 election and is regarded as being to the right of Mr Clarke on justice issues. |
| Ken Clarke today denied that being moved from Justice Secretary to minister without portfolio was a humiliation, telling reporters he was "pleasantly surprised" to remain in the cabinet. | Ken Clarke today denied that being moved from Justice Secretary to minister without portfolio was a humiliation, telling reporters he was "pleasantly surprised" to remain in the cabinet. |
| He added: "At my age you do occasionally have to step down from a heavy departmental role before you suddenly realise you can no longer quite handle it." | He added: "At my age you do occasionally have to step down from a heavy departmental role before you suddenly realise you can no longer quite handle it." |
| Among other changes, former Northern Ireland Secretary Owen Paterson becomes the new Environment Secretary while Welsh Office minister David Jones has been named Welsh Secretary. | Among other changes, former Northern Ireland Secretary Owen Paterson becomes the new Environment Secretary while Welsh Office minister David Jones has been named Welsh Secretary. |
| Laws returns | |
| Baroness Warsi has lost her job as Conservative Party co-chairman but will continue to attend Cabinet in the dual role of Foreign Office minister and minister for faith and communities. | Baroness Warsi has lost her job as Conservative Party co-chairman but will continue to attend Cabinet in the dual role of Foreign Office minister and minister for faith and communities. |
| All five Lib Dem Cabinet ministers, including Business Secretary Vince Cable, will remain in their posts. | |
| But former Lib Dem cabinet minister David Laws - who resigned over his expenses in 2010 - has returned to the government as a junior education minister as part of the shake-up. | |
| Mr Clegg greeted his colleague outside the Cabinet Office, telling him "welcome back" while former Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell said the move would give Mr Laws "added authority". | |
| Baroness Warsi has lost her job as Conservative Party co-chairman but will continue to attend Cabinet in the dual role of Foreign Office minister and minister for faith and communities. | |
| The reshuffle comes after several Conservative MPs accused the coalition of not doing enough to promote economic growth. | The reshuffle comes after several Conservative MPs accused the coalition of not doing enough to promote economic growth. |
| Edward Garnier, who has been sacked as Solicitor General, told the BBC the government was being "refreshed" and no minister was "entitled" to stay in the job if the prime minister wanted a change. |