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Welsh Secretary David Jones out after cabinet reshuffle Welsh Secretary David Jones out after cabinet reshuffle
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Welsh Secretary David Jones is to be replaced in David Cameron's cabinet following a reshuffle.Welsh Secretary David Jones is to be replaced in David Cameron's cabinet following a reshuffle.
After less than two years, the Clwyd West MP was told he will return to the backbenches.After less than two years, the Clwyd West MP was told he will return to the backbenches.
Mr Jones said: "I fully understand. I told the prime minister he has my total support. I am not unhappy. It is right he should refresh his team."Mr Jones said: "I fully understand. I told the prime minister he has my total support. I am not unhappy. It is right he should refresh his team."
His deputy, Preseli Pembrokeshire MP Stephen Crabb, is expected to replace him.His deputy, Preseli Pembrokeshire MP Stephen Crabb, is expected to replace him.
Mr Jones said anyone appointed to the cabinet knew that one day they would have this sort of conversation with the prime minister.Mr Jones said anyone appointed to the cabinet knew that one day they would have this sort of conversation with the prime minister.
He said he expected the reshuffle to be bigger than anticipated with a lot of departures from government.He said he expected the reshuffle to be bigger than anticipated with a lot of departures from government.
The leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew RT Davies, has declined to comment on the departure until a replacement has been officially announced.
Mr Jones succeeded his former Wales Office boss, Cheryl Gillan, in September 2012, and was the 16th secretary of state and the first to have been an AM, having sat in the Welsh assembly from 2002 to 2003.Mr Jones succeeded his former Wales Office boss, Cheryl Gillan, in September 2012, and was the 16th secretary of state and the first to have been an AM, having sat in the Welsh assembly from 2002 to 2003.
A Welsh speaker, who lives with his family in Rhos-on-Sea, Mr Jones has always described himself as a "proud Welshman".A Welsh speaker, who lives with his family in Rhos-on-Sea, Mr Jones has always described himself as a "proud Welshman".