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| Cabinet reshuffle: Lansley replaced by Hunt in health job | |
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| Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has been demoted to the role of Leader of the Commons in an extensive reshuffle. | |
| Mr Lansley, the architect of controversial reforms to the NHS in England, has been replaced by former Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt. | |
| In other moves, Ken Clarke has been replaced as Justice Secretary by Chris Grayling. | In other moves, Ken Clarke has been replaced as Justice Secretary by Chris Grayling. |
| Conservative Party co-chair Baroness Warsi and Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan are also being replaced. | Conservative Party co-chair Baroness Warsi and Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan are also being replaced. |
| Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman and Commons leader Sir George Young are expected to leave the government and it is thought likely that Transport Secretary Justine Greening - a strong opponent of a new runway at Heathrow - will be moving jobs. | |
| 'Huge task' | |
| In other changes, Transport minister Theresa Villiers is to be the new Northern Ireland Secretary, replacing Owen Paterson - who is tipped to take charge at environment. | |
| 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. | |
| Speaking outside No 10, Mr Hunt - who has been under scrutiny over the past year over his relationship with Rupert Murdoch and BSkyB - 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. | |
| Mr Clarke is being given a new role as 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. | |
| He has been replaced by employment minister Chris Grayling, who was shadow home secretary before the 2010 election and is regarded as being to the right of Mr Clarke on justice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. | |
| 'Signing off' | 'Signing off' |
| Tuesday's cabinet meeting has been 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. | |
| On Monday night, it was announced Andrew Mitchell would replace Patrick McLoughlin as government chief whip, a job whose main role is to maintain party discipline and get Conservative MPs to vote in favour of coalition legislation. | On Monday night, it was announced Andrew Mitchell would replace Patrick McLoughlin as government chief whip, a job whose main role is to maintain party discipline and get Conservative MPs to vote in favour of coalition legislation. |
| Last month Baroness Warsi appealed to Mr Cameron to allow her to keep her post in any reshuffle but she hinted heavily at her departure when she wrote on her official Tory chairman Twitter account: "It's been a privilege and an honour to serve my party as co-chairman, signing off @ToryChairman." | Last month Baroness Warsi appealed to Mr Cameron to allow her to keep her post in any reshuffle but she hinted heavily at her departure when she wrote on her official Tory chairman Twitter account: "It's been a privilege and an honour to serve my party as co-chairman, signing off @ToryChairman." |
| The prime minister is also expected to bring back Liberal Democrat David Laws as part of his shake-up. | The prime minister is also expected to bring back Liberal Democrat David Laws as part of his shake-up. |
| Former cabinet minister Mr Laws resigned two years ago as chief secretary to the Treasury after admitting he claimed expenses to pay his partner's rent. | Former cabinet minister Mr Laws resigned two years ago as chief secretary to the Treasury after admitting he claimed expenses to pay his partner's rent. |
| 'Surprised' | |
| 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." | |
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| 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 |
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| PM starts day in Commons. Means more bad news to give away from cameras or to hear when some refuse to move. Women know he needs them... | PM starts day in Commons. Means more bad news to give away from cameras or to hear when some refuse to move. Women know he needs them... |
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| Warsi, Spelman & Clarke saw PM last night to hear bad news.Ken stays as Min without portfolio, "wise head" and adviser on economy. Blog soon | Warsi, Spelman & Clarke saw PM last night to hear bad news.Ken stays as Min without portfolio, "wise head" and adviser on economy. Blog soon |
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| RT @NumberTenCat: You may have seen Freya and me on the news. We are not welcome indoors as we've been passing reshuffle secrets to @bbc ... | RT @NumberTenCat: You may have seen Freya and me on the news. We are not welcome indoors as we've been passing reshuffle secrets to @bbc ... |
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| Any cabinet changes are thought unlikely to affect Chancellor George Osborne, Home Secretary Theresa May or Foreign Secretary William Hague. | Any cabinet changes are thought unlikely to affect Chancellor George Osborne, Home Secretary Theresa May or Foreign Secretary William Hague. |
| But Mr Osborne was reminded of the scale of the political challenge the government faces when he was booed as he presented medals at the Olympic Stadium on Monday night. | But Mr Osborne was reminded of the scale of the political challenge the government faces when he was booed as he presented medals at the Olympic Stadium on Monday night. |
| 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. |
| Housing minister Grant Shapps minister for disabled people Maria Miller and Tory deputy chairman Michael Fallon are among the Conservatives tipped for promotion. | |
| There has been speculation Ms Gillan could be replaced by Wales Office minister David Jones or Stephen Crabb, currently a whip. | There has been speculation Ms Gillan could be replaced by Wales Office minister David Jones or Stephen Crabb, currently a whip. |
| Edward Garnier, who has been sacked as Solicitor General, told the BBC the government was being "refreshed" and he "had the impression that this is going to be quite a big shake-up". |