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Clegg gives leading role to Huhne | Clegg gives leading role to Huhne |
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New Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has made defeated rival Chris Huhne his home affairs spokesman, as he puts his first frontbench team together. | |
Ed Davey takes the foreign affairs brief, while Vince Cable remains Treasury spokesman and deputy leader. | Ed Davey takes the foreign affairs brief, while Vince Cable remains Treasury spokesman and deputy leader. |
Julia Goldsworthy will speak on local government and communities and David Laws stays as schools spokesman. | Julia Goldsworthy will speak on local government and communities and David Laws stays as schools spokesman. |
Mr Clegg was named Lib Dem leader on Tuesday, having beaten Mr Huhne by just 511 votes after a two-month contest. | Mr Clegg was named Lib Dem leader on Tuesday, having beaten Mr Huhne by just 511 votes after a two-month contest. |
'Real concerns' | |
"I am hugely excited by the team I am announcing today. It demonstrates the vast talent in the Liberal Democrat party," said Mr Clegg. | |
"I look forward to working with them to take forward my agenda and my messages to engage with the real concerns of the public." | |
Sir Menzies Campbell - who stepped down as Lib Dem leader in October - leaves the frontbench team, and will instead join the all-party Commons foreign affairs select committee. | |
His predecessor, Charles Kennedy, will be "campaigning across the country on European issues", occasionally speaking on the party's behalf on the issue. | |
As part of the reshuffle, Steve Webb, who was in charge of writing the Lib Dems' next election manifesto, becomes environment spokesman. | |
Norman Baker is promoted to transport spokesman, while Sarah Teather goes from universities and skills to business, enterprise and regulatory reform. | |
Susan Kramer will speak on family issues. | |
Mr Clegg had himself been home affairs spokesman before winning the vote by party members, while Mr Huhne had been environment spokesman. | Mr Clegg had himself been home affairs spokesman before winning the vote by party members, while Mr Huhne had been environment spokesman. |
A Lib Dem spokesman said that, as well as staying in the education brief, Mr Laws would take on a wider public service brief. | A Lib Dem spokesman said that, as well as staying in the education brief, Mr Laws would take on a wider public service brief. |
The Lib Dem leadership contest followed the resignation of Sir Menzies Campbell in October, after 19 months in the job. | The Lib Dem leadership contest followed the resignation of Sir Menzies Campbell in October, after 19 months in the job. |