At least two shadow cabinet members are going to be sacked today
James Forsyth 10:59amCaroline Spelman and Alan Duncan have both been moved from their current jobs but are staying in the Shadow Cabinet. This suggests that at least two of the current members of the Shadow Cabinet will be leaving.
Other rumours doing the rounds at the moment are that Dominic Grieve will be moved to Justice and Nick Herbert to a frontline job, either Work and Pensions or DCLG. There's also speculation that Andrew Mitchell will move back to domestic portfolio.
Update: To no one's great surprise, Peter Ainsworth has been sacked. He was Shadow Environment but faield to get much press or gain policy traction in the brief much to the leadership's frustration.
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C Powell
January 19th, 2009 11:13am Report this commentWhat on earth is the point of La Spelman? I can't think of a single positive thing she's contributed other than to give yet another example of how MPs treat the public purse as their own piggy bank and her behaviour over her nanny enrages those working parents who have to pay for childcare out of taxed income.
Verity
January 19th, 2009 3:42pm Report this commentC Powell - I agree. I cannot see what she brings to the table. I believe her intentions over the nanny/secretary business were not dishonest per se, but she allowed herself to believe what she wanted to believe. Never a good trait in a politician.
Pat Cull
October 20th, 2009 12:12pm Report this commentHow many discharged from the forces are now living homeless and how many are suffering from mental health problems?
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