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| Cameron reshuffles shadow team | Cameron reshuffles shadow team |
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| Conservative leader David Cameron has reshuffled his shadow cabinet, bringing in more women and younger MPs. | |
| Education spokesman David Willetts has been moved and party chairman Francis Maude replaced by Caroline Spelman. | Education spokesman David Willetts has been moved and party chairman Francis Maude replaced by Caroline Spelman. |
| Dame Pauline Neville-Jones, a career diplomat and former head of the Joint Intelligence committee, becomes shadow secretary for security. | Dame Pauline Neville-Jones, a career diplomat and former head of the Joint Intelligence committee, becomes shadow secretary for security. |
| Sayeeda Warsi is shadow community cohesion minister - thought to be the first Muslim in such a senior role. | |
| The reshuffle comes four days after new PM Gordon Brown made extensive changes. | The reshuffle comes four days after new PM Gordon Brown made extensive changes. |
| 'Challenges' | |
| "These changes strengthen the shadow cabinet team and harness new talent within the party as we prepare for the next general election," Mr Cameron said. | |
| "Two of the big challenges facing this country today are security and community cohesion and we now have two leading experts in these fields in Dame Pauline Neville-Jones and Sayeeda Warsi." | |
| Dame Pauline will be elevated to the House of Lords as a working peer, as will Ms Warsi, a British-born Muslim of Pakistani origin who was Conservative Party vice-chairwoman. | Dame Pauline will be elevated to the House of Lords as a working peer, as will Ms Warsi, a British-born Muslim of Pakistani origin who was Conservative Party vice-chairwoman. |
| That's a pretty big addition to our capacity David DavisShadow home secretary Analysis: Balancing act | |
| Dame Pauline was most recently head of Mr Cameron's security policy review group, looking at national security, including terrorism, Islamic fundamentalism and social cohesion. | Dame Pauline was most recently head of Mr Cameron's security policy review group, looking at national security, including terrorism, Islamic fundamentalism and social cohesion. |
| Shadow home secretary David Davis, who has retained his position, welcomed the shadow security appointments. | |
| "That's a pretty big addition to our capacity," he said. | |
| Mr Maude will remain in cabinet as shadow Cabinet Office minister, while Eric Pickles joins the shadow cabinet as shadow communities and local government secretary. | |
| Shadow chancellor George Osborne retains his job and also becomes general election campaign coordinator. | |
| Education split | |
| Among changes made by Mr Brown was the splitting of the education portfolio into two - the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills. | Among changes made by Mr Brown was the splitting of the education portfolio into two - the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills. |
| Mr Cameron moved Mr Willetts to shadow John Denham as minister in charge of universities. | Mr Cameron moved Mr Willetts to shadow John Denham as minister in charge of universities. |
| Mr Willetts was widely blamed for the internal row over grammar schools when he distanced himself from the traditional Tory belief in academic selection. | Mr Willetts was widely blamed for the internal row over grammar schools when he distanced himself from the traditional Tory belief in academic selection. |
| Michael Gove, previously the Tory housing spokesman, will shadow Ed Balls on schools and children. | Michael Gove, previously the Tory housing spokesman, will shadow Ed Balls on schools and children. |
| Mr Gove entered Parliament in 2005, as did Jeremy Hunt who joins the shadow cabinet in charge of culture from being a spokesman on work and pensions. | Mr Gove entered Parliament in 2005, as did Jeremy Hunt who joins the shadow cabinet in charge of culture from being a spokesman on work and pensions. |
| Nick Herbert, who will handle justice, also enters the shadow cabinet. He had been spokesman on police reform. | Nick Herbert, who will handle justice, also enters the shadow cabinet. He had been spokesman on police reform. |
| Other appointments include the first Conservative female chief whip - Baroness Anelay of St Johns will replace Lord Cope, who is retiring, as the Conservatives' chief whip in the Lords. |