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| Pickles chairman in Tory shake-up | Pickles chairman in Tory shake-up |
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| Eric Pickles is to become Conservative Party chairman in David Cameron's reshuffle of his front bench team. | Eric Pickles is to become Conservative Party chairman in David Cameron's reshuffle of his front bench team. |
| Mr Pickles, who had been shadow communities secretary, swaps roles with Caroline Spelman while Chris Grayling is promoted to shadow home secretary. | Mr Pickles, who had been shadow communities secretary, swaps roles with Caroline Spelman while Chris Grayling is promoted to shadow home secretary. |
| Mr Cameron has already announced he is bringing former chancellor Ken Clarke back as shadow business secretary. | Mr Cameron has already announced he is bringing former chancellor Ken Clarke back as shadow business secretary. |
| The Tory leader said the changes announced would combine "fresh thinking with experience". | The Tory leader said the changes announced would combine "fresh thinking with experience". |
| Mr Grayling is being moved from work and pensions, where he will be replaced by Theresa May. | Mr Grayling is being moved from work and pensions, where he will be replaced by Theresa May. |
| 'Strongest team' | 'Strongest team' |
| Alan Duncan, who lost his shadow business post when Mr Clarke was recalled to the front bench after a 12-year absence, will replace her as shadow Commons leader. | Alan Duncan, who lost his shadow business post when Mr Clarke was recalled to the front bench after a 12-year absence, will replace her as shadow Commons leader. |
| Dominic Grieve, a barrister, will become shadow justice secretary - BBC political correspondent Jo Coburn said she had been told he was very happy with the move, which would suit his talents better. | Dominic Grieve, a barrister, will become shadow justice secretary - BBC political correspondent Jo Coburn said she had been told he was very happy with the move, which would suit his talents better. |
| With the other changes I have made today, we have combined fresh thinking with experience, hope and change with stability and common sense David Cameron Clarke 'delighted' at appointmentShadow Cabinet: Who's Who | With the other changes I have made today, we have combined fresh thinking with experience, hope and change with stability and common sense David Cameron Clarke 'delighted' at appointmentShadow Cabinet: Who's Who |
| He became shadow home secretary last year when David Davis gave up the post to fight a by-election on the issue of civil liberties in protest at the government's handling of the vote on extending detention of terror suspects. | He became shadow home secretary last year when David Davis gave up the post to fight a by-election on the issue of civil liberties in protest at the government's handling of the vote on extending detention of terror suspects. |
| Mr Davis told the BBC that he was not offered a job in the reshuffle and would not have expected to have been asked. | Mr Davis told the BBC that he was not offered a job in the reshuffle and would not have expected to have been asked. |
| Mr Grieve replaces Nick Herbert as shadow justice secretary. Mr Herbert becomes shadow environment secretary, replacing Peter Ainsworth, who leaves the shadow cabinet. | Mr Grieve replaces Nick Herbert as shadow justice secretary. Mr Herbert becomes shadow environment secretary, replacing Peter Ainsworth, who leaves the shadow cabinet. |
| Shadow foreign secretary William Hague, shadow chancellor George Osborne and shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley are among those remaining in their current posts. | Shadow foreign secretary William Hague, shadow chancellor George Osborne and shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley are among those remaining in their current posts. |
| And the position of shadow Europe minister, retained by eurosceptic MP Mark Francois, has been elevated to a shadow cabinet post. | |
| Mr Pickles, who is popular with grassroots Tories, ran the party's successful Crewe and Nantwich by-election campaign. | Mr Pickles, who is popular with grassroots Tories, ran the party's successful Crewe and Nantwich by-election campaign. |
| Ms Spelman had found herself at the centre of a row over the use of expenses to pay her nanny - for which she is being investigated by Parliament's standards watchdog. | Ms Spelman had found herself at the centre of a row over the use of expenses to pay her nanny - for which she is being investigated by Parliament's standards watchdog. |
| Announcing the changes, Mr Cameron said he now had the "strongest possible shadow cabinet" ready for a general election. | Announcing the changes, Mr Cameron said he now had the "strongest possible shadow cabinet" ready for a general election. |
| "With Ken Clarke's arrival, we now have the best economic team," he said. | "With Ken Clarke's arrival, we now have the best economic team," he said. |
| "With the other changes I have made today, we have combined fresh thinking with experience, hope and change with stability and common sense." | "With the other changes I have made today, we have combined fresh thinking with experience, hope and change with stability and common sense." |
| Changes among junior shadow ministers include Richard Benyon becoming a shadow environment minister, Crispin Blunt being made shadow security minister and David Evennett moving to innovation and skills. | |
| Justine Greening moved to local government, Greg Hands became a shadow Treasury minister and John Penrose moved to be a shadow business minister. Bill Wiggin and Robert Wilson moved to the Whips' Office. |