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| Gordon Brown has completed his ministerial reshuffle and, despite speculation he may join the government, there is no job for Jon Cruddas. | Gordon Brown has completed his ministerial reshuffle and, despite speculation he may join the government, there is no job for Jon Cruddas. |
| It had been reported that the MP, who came third in Labour's deputy leadership contest last year, turned down a position as housing minister. | It had been reported that the MP, who came third in Labour's deputy leadership contest last year, turned down a position as housing minister. |
| Margaret Beckett, the former foreign secretary, was appointed to that role. | Margaret Beckett, the former foreign secretary, was appointed to that role. |
| There are promotions for Phil Woolas and Lord Adonis while there is a job for former Tory MP Quentin Davies. | There are promotions for Phil Woolas and Lord Adonis while there is a job for former Tory MP Quentin Davies. |
| Key moves | Key moves |
| Those ministers leaving the government include Kim Howells, Malcolm Wicks and Margaret Hodge. | Those ministers leaving the government include Kim Howells, Malcolm Wicks and Margaret Hodge. |
| However, Mr Wicks has been named a special representative to the PM on energy issues while Mrs Hodge has stepped down for personal reasons and will return to the government next year. | However, Mr Wicks has been named a special representative to the PM on energy issues while Mrs Hodge has stepped down for personal reasons and will return to the government next year. |
| The reshuffle was dominated by Peter Mandelson's surprise return to government as secretary of state for business. | The reshuffle was dominated by Peter Mandelson's surprise return to government as secretary of state for business. |
| Pat McFadden MP, a former policy advisor to Tony Blair, will act as Mr Mandelson's deputy, and with Mr Mandelson set to take a seat in the Lords, will represent the department in the Commons. | Pat McFadden MP, a former policy advisor to Tony Blair, will act as Mr Mandelson's deputy, and with Mr Mandelson set to take a seat in the Lords, will represent the department in the Commons. |
| Other key middle-ranking appointments made over the weekend saw Phil Woolas become the new immigration minister and Vernon Coaker named as policing minister. | Other key middle-ranking appointments made over the weekend saw Phil Woolas become the new immigration minister and Vernon Coaker named as policing minister. |
| Mr Woolas moves from the environment department where he was responsible for climate change and energy policies while Mr Coaker is promoted from a more junior role in the Home Office. | Mr Woolas moves from the environment department where he was responsible for climate change and energy policies while Mr Coaker is promoted from a more junior role in the Home Office. |
| CABINET MOVES Peter Mandelson - businessMargaret Beckett - housingGeoff Hoon - transportDes Browne resignsEd Miliband - climate/energyJohn Hutton - defenceJim Murphy - ScotlandLiam Byrne - cabinet officeCaroline Flint - Europe minister In quotes: Reshuffle reactionMandelson: Third time luckyIn full: Cabinet reshuffle | CABINET MOVES Peter Mandelson - businessMargaret Beckett - housingGeoff Hoon - transportDes Browne resignsEd Miliband - climate/energyJohn Hutton - defenceJim Murphy - ScotlandLiam Byrne - cabinet officeCaroline Flint - Europe minister In quotes: Reshuffle reactionMandelson: Third time luckyIn full: Cabinet reshuffle |
| Other promotions see Ian Pearson become economic secretary to the Treasury while Steven Timms replaces Jane Kennedy as financial secretary, Ms Kennedy moving to number two at environment. | Other promotions see Ian Pearson become economic secretary to the Treasury while Steven Timms replaces Jane Kennedy as financial secretary, Ms Kennedy moving to number two at environment. |
| Lord Adonis, who championed city academies, moves from the schools department to become minister of state at transport. | Lord Adonis, who championed city academies, moves from the schools department to become minister of state at transport. |
| Mike O'Brien and Lord Hunt of Kings Heath have been given ministerial posts in the new energy and climate change department. | Mike O'Brien and Lord Hunt of Kings Heath have been given ministerial posts in the new energy and climate change department. |
| In other moves, Sadiq Khan MP has a new job in the communities and local government department while Jon Trickett becomes parliamentary private secretary to the PM. | In other moves, Sadiq Khan MP has a new job in the communities and local government department while Jon Trickett becomes parliamentary private secretary to the PM. |
| The BBC's political correspondent Jo Coburn said this move would go some way in placating those on the left of the party and counterbalance Peter Mandelson's appointment. | The BBC's political correspondent Jo Coburn said this move would go some way in placating those on the left of the party and counterbalance Peter Mandelson's appointment. |
| Meanwhile, Quentin Davies, who defected to Labour last year, gets a job in the Ministry of Defence. | Meanwhile, Quentin Davies, who defected to Labour last year, gets a job in the Ministry of Defence. |
| Mr Woolas told the Sunday Times he felt immigration was the second biggest problem facing the population and he would "toughen" up current legislation on the issue. | Mr Woolas told the Sunday Times he felt immigration was the second biggest problem facing the population and he would "toughen" up current legislation on the issue. |
| The MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth was at the centre of controversy earlier this year when he raised concerns that the practice of first-cousin marriage in Britain's Pakistani community was leading to high levels of birth defects. | The MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth was at the centre of controversy earlier this year when he raised concerns that the practice of first-cousin marriage in Britain's Pakistani community was leading to high levels of birth defects. |
| The Mail on Sunday said that the Muslim Public Affairs Committee has already announced that they are concerned about the appointment. | The Mail on Sunday said that the Muslim Public Affairs Committee has already announced that they are concerned about the appointment. |
| Mr Khan told BBC News Mr Brown rang him to break the news. | Mr Khan told BBC News Mr Brown rang him to break the news. |
| He said: "I'm very pleased. It is a pleasure for me to join the communities and local government team." | He said: "I'm very pleased. It is a pleasure for me to join the communities and local government team." |
| "He rang me up last night...he likes to do these things himself because he's our leader." | "He rang me up last night...he likes to do these things himself because he's our leader." |
| Disappointment | Disappointment |
| In another change, Shahid Malik has become justice minister. | In another change, Shahid Malik has become justice minister. |
| The Dewsbury MP said he hoped to make Britain "a more just society" in his new role as a minister in the Department for Justice. | The Dewsbury MP said he hoped to make Britain "a more just society" in his new role as a minister in the Department for Justice. |
| Transport Minister Tom Harris was one of a handful of ministers to lose their jobs in the reshuffle. | Transport Minister Tom Harris was one of a handful of ministers to lose their jobs in the reshuffle. |
| A message published on Mr Harris's website said he was told the news by the prime minister in a phone call to his Glasgow home on Friday evening. | A message published on Mr Harris's website said he was told the news by the prime minister in a phone call to his Glasgow home on Friday evening. |
| "Obviously I'm disappointed; I really enjoyed being a minister, particularly in the Department for Transport," Mr Harris said on his website. | "Obviously I'm disappointed; I really enjoyed being a minister, particularly in the Department for Transport," Mr Harris said on his website. |
| "But I was always realistic - ministerial jobs come and go, but the role of an MP is more important than any other. And of course I will continue to support the government from the backbenches." | "But I was always realistic - ministerial jobs come and go, but the role of an MP is more important than any other. And of course I will continue to support the government from the backbenches." |
| Four of the MPs who signed the backbenchers' letter which prompted Mr Brown's predecessor Tony Blair to announce a timetable for his resignation in 2006 each gained ministerial office. | |
| Tom Watson becomes parliamentary secretary to the Cabinet Office, Chris Bryant officer of the leader of the Commons, Kevan Jones parliamentary under-secretary in the Ministry of Defence and Sion Simon gets a junior post in the Universities Department. | |
| The reshuffle could force Conservative leader David Cameron to follow suit with his shadow cabinet. | The reshuffle could force Conservative leader David Cameron to follow suit with his shadow cabinet. |
| The Tory party will have to take account of the changes made to the government, including the creation of a new Department for Energy and Climate Change, led by Ed Miliband. | The Tory party will have to take account of the changes made to the government, including the creation of a new Department for Energy and Climate Change, led by Ed Miliband. |