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It’s goodbye to him: Michael Moore was the only casualty of the government’s Cabinet reshuffle. The others who lost their jobs were all in supporting positions.
You will notice immediately that only one name has changed in the Tory-led Coalition Cabinet – Alistair Carmichael has replaced Michael Moore as Secretary of State for Scotland. It is rumoured that this is because Mr Moore had become too cosy with the SNP and the government wanted someone who was a little more likely to put up a fight.
Most of the government’s changes have been among ministers further down the hierarchy – for example Mark Hoban, the Employment Minister who proved he does not understand how the benefit system works, has been replaced by former Minister for Disabled People, Esther McVey. Her own replacement has yet to be announced and the full line-up of Coalition ministers is expected to be revealed tomorrow – otherwise, with Parliament resuming its activities, it will be quite hard to continue business.
Over on the Labour benches, the most significant developments are the removal of plastic Tory Liam Byrne from Work & Pensions, and the fact that Andy Burnham is staying at Health.
Byrne’s removal will relieve many voters – especially those concerned with the well-being of the sick and disabled – who feared that DWP policy under him in a future Labour government would be nothing more than a continuation of the disastrous policies of the last few years that have decimated the poorest and least able to defend themselves.
Andy Burnham’s continued stay at Health signals that recent claims by his opposite number, Jeremy Hunt, that he had covered up NHS failings while he was in government, have not gained credence with the Labour leadership. Mr Burnham himself has instructed his lawyers to write to Hunt and demand an apology.
Here’s the list of the new Cabinet and Shadow Cabinet:
Cabinet –
Prime Minister – David Cameron
Deputy Prime Minister – Nick Clegg
Chancellor of the Exchequer – George Osborne
Foreign Secretary – William Hague
Home Secretary – Theresa May
Justice Secretary – Chris Grayling
Chief Whip – Sir George Young
Health Secretary – Jeremy Hunt
Business Secretary – Vince Cable
Work and Pensions Secretary – Iain Duncan Smith
Education Secretary – Michael Gove
Defence Secretary – Philip Hammond
Communities and Local Government Secretary – Eric Pickles
Energy and Climate Change Secretary – Ed Davey
Leader of the House of Commons – Andrew Lansley
Transport Secretary – Patrick McLoughlin
Northern Ireland Secretary – Theresa Villiers
International Development Secretary – Justine Greening
Scotland Secretary – Alistair Carmichael
Wales Secretary – David Jones
Environment Secretary – Owen Paterson
Minister Without Portfolio – Kenneth Clarke
Chief Secretary to the Treasury – Danny Alexander
Leader of the House of Lords – Lord Hill
Attorney General – Dominic Grieve
Culture Secretary – Maria Miller
Conservative Party Chairman – Grant Shapps
Shadow Cabinet –
Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party – Ed Miliband
Shadow Deputy Prime Minister, Party Chair and Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport – Harriet Harman
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer – Ed Balls
Shadow Foreign Secretary and Chair of General Election Strategy – Douglas Alexander
Shadow Home Secretary – Yvette Cooper
Shadow Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice and Shadow Minister for London – Sadiq Khan
Opposition Chief Whip – Rosie Winterton
Shadow Secretary of State for Health – Andy Burnham
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills – Chuka Umunna
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – Rachel Reeves
Shadow Secretary of State for Education – Tristram Hunt
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence – Vernon Coaker MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government – Hilary Benn
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change – Caroline Flint
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons and Chair of the National Policy Forum – Angela Eagle
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport – Mary Creagh
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland – Ivan Lewis
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development – Jim Murphy
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland – Margaret Curran
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales – Owen Smith
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – Maria Eagle
Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office – Michael Dugher
Shadow Minister without Portfolio and Deputy Party Chair – Jon Trickett
Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities – Gloria De Piero
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury – Chris Leslie
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords – Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
Lords Chief Whip – Lord Bassam of Brighton
Also attending Shadow Cabinet:
Shadow Minister for Care and Older People – Liz Kendall
Shadow Minister for Housing – Emma Reynolds
Shadow Attorney General – Emily Thornberry
Shadow Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office) – Lord Wood of Anfield
Coordinator of the Labour Party Policy Review – Jon Cruddas
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andrew lansley in the house of commons y is he not locked up with the rest of the corrupted bastards
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Rachel Reeves is an unknown quantity, untainted by the Blair/Brown years. Before the last election Yvette Cooper was Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and pursued James Purnell’s programme which was so injurious to so many people without a qualm or a second thought. Byrne is gone but if the ambitious Reeves, who comes from the same background as Purnell and Cooper, behaves in a similar manner to her predecessors thinks can only stay the same or worsen. As we all now know the female politician is often deadlier than the male politician.
Did Liam Byrne get the Sunderland job then?
Is this a footballing reference?