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| Brown brings in more 'outsiders' | Brown brings in more 'outsiders' |
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| Prime Minister Gordon Brown has added more non-Labour Party faces to his ministerial line-up. | |
| Former Metropolitan Police chief Lord Stevens becomes his international security adviser. | Former Metropolitan Police chief Lord Stevens becomes his international security adviser. |
| Former Navy chief Sir Alan West joins the Home Office as a security minister and former CBI chief Sir Digby Jones will be trade promotion minister. | Former Navy chief Sir Alan West joins the Home Office as a security minister and former CBI chief Sir Digby Jones will be trade promotion minister. |
| Dewsbury's Muslim MP Shahid Malik has joined Brown's new team as junior minister for international development. | Dewsbury's Muslim MP Shahid Malik has joined Brown's new team as junior minister for international development. |
| Senior Lib Dems Baroness Neuberger and Lord Lester will also become advisers, and more appointments are expected later. | Senior Lib Dems Baroness Neuberger and Lord Lester will also become advisers, and more appointments are expected later. |
| OUTSIDE APPOINTMENTS Sir Digby Jones: Trade ministerProf Sir Ara Darzi: Health Minister, patient careAdmiral Sir Alan West: Home Office minister, securityLord Malloch Brown: Foreign Office minister, Asia, Africa and UNLord Stevens: Adviser on international security issuesLib Dem Baroness Neuberger: VolunteeringLib Dem Lord Lester: Adviser on constitutional reform Surgeon becomes minister Security post for admiral Smith warns of threat | OUTSIDE APPOINTMENTS Sir Digby Jones: Trade ministerProf Sir Ara Darzi: Health Minister, patient careAdmiral Sir Alan West: Home Office minister, securityLord Malloch Brown: Foreign Office minister, Asia, Africa and UNLord Stevens: Adviser on international security issuesLib Dem Baroness Neuberger: VolunteeringLib Dem Lord Lester: Adviser on constitutional reform Surgeon becomes minister Security post for admiral Smith warns of threat |
| David Cameron has also made a point of drafting in outside policy advisers, including Lord Stevens, since taking over as Conservative leader. | David Cameron has also made a point of drafting in outside policy advisers, including Lord Stevens, since taking over as Conservative leader. |
| But the former Met chief turned down an approach from Mr Cameron to stand as Tory candidate for London mayor. | But the former Met chief turned down an approach from Mr Cameron to stand as Tory candidate for London mayor. |
| Tory shadow home secretary David Davis said: "We welcome this appointment. We hope it will lead to a more measured response to the security threats we face." | Tory shadow home secretary David Davis said: "We welcome this appointment. We hope it will lead to a more measured response to the security threats we face." |
| 'Personal choice' | 'Personal choice' |
| Baroness Neuberger will promote volunteering, while Lord Lester will advise Justice Secretary Jack Straw on constitutional reform - an issue discussed during Friday's Cabinet meeting. | Baroness Neuberger will promote volunteering, while Lord Lester will advise Justice Secretary Jack Straw on constitutional reform - an issue discussed during Friday's Cabinet meeting. |
| Lord Lester was one of the principal architects of the Human Rights Act, one of the most significant constitutional changes introduced by Labour. | Lord Lester was one of the principal architects of the Human Rights Act, one of the most significant constitutional changes introduced by Labour. |
| Mr Brown has chosen to make constitutional reform and restoring trust the subject of his first Commons statement as prime minister on Monday. | Mr Brown has chosen to make constitutional reform and restoring trust the subject of his first Commons statement as prime minister on Monday. |
| At the health department, surgeon Prof Sir Ara Darzi has been appointed a minister in charge of improving patient care. | At the health department, surgeon Prof Sir Ara Darzi has been appointed a minister in charge of improving patient care. |
| Each of the new advisers will be given peerages if they are not already members of the House of Lords. | Each of the new advisers will be given peerages if they are not already members of the House of Lords. |
| The prime minister's official spokesman said they would not have to join the Labour Party. | The prime minister's official spokesman said they would not have to join the Labour Party. |
| But they would be expected to take the Labour whip and vote with Labour peers, he added. | But they would be expected to take the Labour whip and vote with Labour peers, he added. |
| However, a spokesman for the Lib Dems strongly denied this, insisting Baroness Neuberger and Lord Lester would not take the Labour whip. | However, a spokesman for the Lib Dems strongly denied this, insisting Baroness Neuberger and Lord Lester would not take the Labour whip. |
| Ingram resigns | Ingram resigns |
| Sir Digby Jones said: "How I vote is my own affair, but I will be taking the Labour whip in the House of Lords," while his office had earlier said he wanted to remain "apolitical". | Sir Digby Jones said: "How I vote is my own affair, but I will be taking the Labour whip in the House of Lords," while his office had earlier said he wanted to remain "apolitical". |
| He will be part of the new Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. | He will be part of the new Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. |
| He said Labour would "increasingly" become less " in thrall" of the unions, who he hoped would "get into a 21st century agenda". | He said Labour would "increasingly" become less " in thrall" of the unions, who he hoped would "get into a 21st century agenda". |
| Sir Alan West will serve as a parliamentary under secretary and will not replace Home Office minister Tony McNulty, who will continue in his post. | Sir Alan West will serve as a parliamentary under secretary and will not replace Home Office minister Tony McNulty, who will continue in his post. |
| Sir Alan joined Home Secretary Jacqui Smith earlier, as they spent their first full day in their new jobs dealing with a terror alert in central London. | Sir Alan joined Home Secretary Jacqui Smith earlier, as they spent their first full day in their new jobs dealing with a terror alert in central London. |
| He is a decorated Falklands veteran, who commanded HMS Ardent during the 1982 war. | He is a decorated Falklands veteran, who commanded HMS Ardent during the 1982 war. |
| At the Department for International Development, former Treasury adviser Shriti Vadera will become a junior minister. | At the Department for International Development, former Treasury adviser Shriti Vadera will become a junior minister. |
| Full line-up | Full line-up |
| The appointments follow Thursday's announcement that former United Nations deputy secretary general and critic of the Iraq war, Sir Mark Malloch Brown, is to be Foreign Office minister. | The appointments follow Thursday's announcement that former United Nations deputy secretary general and critic of the Iraq war, Sir Mark Malloch Brown, is to be Foreign Office minister. |
| Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram has meanwhile announced his resignation from the government to head a review of the military's role in tackling the global terrorist threat. | Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram has meanwhile announced his resignation from the government to head a review of the military's role in tackling the global terrorist threat. |
| Mr Brown signalled a break with Whitehall tradition today by moving the weekly Cabinet meeting in 10 Downing Street from Thursdays. | Mr Brown signalled a break with Whitehall tradition today by moving the weekly Cabinet meeting in 10 Downing Street from Thursdays. |
| He is shortly expected to announce the full line-up of his new government, with dozens of junior posts still to be filled. | He is shortly expected to announce the full line-up of his new government, with dozens of junior posts still to be filled. |
| Lib Dem peer Baroness Williams is considering the offer of a role advising the government on nuclear proliferation. | Lib Dem peer Baroness Williams is considering the offer of a role advising the government on nuclear proliferation. |
| Former Lib Dem leader Lord Ashdown turned down the job of Northern Ireland Secretary after leader Sir Menzies Campbell had previously said that no Lib Dems would join a Labour Cabinet. | Former Lib Dem leader Lord Ashdown turned down the job of Northern Ireland Secretary after leader Sir Menzies Campbell had previously said that no Lib Dems would join a Labour Cabinet. |