>> Full details of Lib Dem mini-reshuffle
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Norman Lamb, formerly Chief of Staff to Menzies Campbell, takes on the role of Shadow Health Secretary.
Ed Davey becomes the Leader’s new Chief of Staff, which will be alongside his present role as Chair of Campaigns and Communications.
The DTI portfolio is taken on by Susan Kramer, who passes on the International Development portfolio to Lynne Featherstone, who joins the Shadow Cabinet for the first time.
Steve Webb was promoted to Chair of the Election manifesto team in October. He remains in the Shadow Cabinet.
The rest of the Shadow Cabinet remains unchanged. The reshuffle has been organised in earnest over the last week.
Update: Official announcement here.
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18th December 2006 at 4:20 pm
I’d have thought Lembit would have got Foreign Affairs…
18th December 2006 at 4:22 pm
Boom! Boom!
Congratulations to Lynne…
18th December 2006 at 6:08 pm
So Featherstone has joined the ‘Shadow Cabinet’? Does this mean that she has defected to the Conservatives?
18th December 2006 at 6:31 pm
MPDAWE - in your dreams, Justin!
18th December 2006 at 9:11 pm
MPDAWE - Is there a law forbidding other than the biggest opposition party having their own Shadow Cabinets? Even the first Shadow Cabinets were found unofficially, I don’t see what would prevent this to be repeated.
18th December 2006 at 9:18 pm
As far as I’m aware the term “shadow” doesn’t carry any legal force. I’m pretty sure it’s the “royal” ones that do have legal meaning (HM Opposition, for example).
Anyone and his dog can use the word “shadow” - I’m sure I could be the Shadow Transport Secretary for the Joe Taylor party if I wanted
18th December 2006 at 10:38 pm
Bearing in mind that Liberal Democrats actually have policies, unlike the Conservatives, Lib Dems have a far greater right to describe themselves as an alternative government.
The Tories doing so is a bit of a joke.