Wednesday, 12 May 2010

Wednesday, 12th May 2010

Who is missing?

DAVID BLACKBURN 12:24pm

The Cabinet is taking shape, admittedly with one or two surprises and not all of them good ones. There is still a way to go, even though action has already been taken on the NI increase. I understand that Michael Gove will be education secretary, which obviously leaves the hugely impressive David Laws to find another brief. Work and Pensions is a possibility, a job that has also been earmarked for the equally impressive Philip Hammond. There is a very obvious lack of women – Sarah Teather is highly regarded on the Lib Dem...

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The Cabinet takes shape

DAVID BLACKBURN 11:00am

New Cabinet Ministers are arriving at their offices. I’ll update this as the day unfolds and we expect 5 Lib Dems to sit in Cabinet, but here’s the order of battle as it stands:

Prime Minister: David Cameron

Deputy PM: Nick Clegg

Chancellor: George Osborne

Foreign Secretary: William Hague

Home Secretary (And Minister for Women and Equality): Theresa May

Justice Secretary: Ken Clarke

Business and Banking: Vince Cable

Health Secretary: Andrew Lansley

Scottish Secretary: Danny Alexander...

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