Three Line Whip are reporting that Paul Murphy, the current Welsh Secretary, is being lined up by Gordon Brown for a new Cabinet position – the Secretary of State for the UK’s devolved regions: Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. After Lord Goldsmith’s suggestions this morning, it looks like another effort to coordinate Britishness.
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