Updated: Gillan goes in cabinet reshuffle

9:14am Tuesday 4th September 2012 in News By Andy Carswell

Gillan goes in cabinet reshuffle Gillan goes in cabinet reshuffle

CHERYL Gillan has lost her cabinet position in today's reshuffle.

The Chesham and Amersham MP was one of three cabinet ministers to lose their positions, with Mrs Gillan being booted out of her role as Welsh Secretary.

She will be replaced by Clwyd West MP David Jones, who has served under her as a junior minister for the previous two years.

Prime Minister David Cameron made the news official today, hours after Mrs Gillan had tweeted she was 'signing off' from her cabinet role as Welsh Secretary.

She wrote: "Great privilege to serve in cabinet but can serve party from back benches too :)".

The 60-year-old sent the tweet from the Welsh Secretary account and told followers to start following her on her personal account.

Baroness Warsi and Caroline Spelman were the other two casualties of the reshuffle.

HS2 campaigners will hope Mrs Gillan's demotion from the cabinet will enable her to speak more freely about her opposition to the project.

Of equal significance is the news Justine Greening will be replaced as Transport Secretary by former Chief Whip Patrick McLoughlin.

Comments (11)

9:38am Tue 4 Sep 12

The Judge says...

......THE WHOLE BUSINESS OF HS2 STINKS TO HIGH HEAVEN.....WE NEED A PUBLIC ENQUIRY....
JUDGE
......THE WHOLE BUSINESS OF HS2 STINKS TO HIGH HEAVEN.....WE NEED A PUBLIC ENQUIRY.... JUDGE The Judge

9:42am Tue 4 Sep 12

The Judge says...

..MAYBE EVEN A PUBLIC INQUIRY....
..MAYBE EVEN A PUBLIC INQUIRY.... The Judge

10:59am Tue 4 Sep 12

banknote says...

Please stop shouting, or can't you type in upper and lower case?
Please stop shouting, or can't you type in upper and lower case? banknote

11:17am Tue 4 Sep 12

Welwyn Dowd says...

"Very loyal to David Cameron" according to Steve Cohen.
"Very loyal to David Cameron" according to Steve Cohen. Welwyn Dowd

12:46pm Tue 4 Sep 12

Scarletto says...

No great loss there then.
She had no Welsh address, very rarely visited it and had her eye on other matters. Also let many people down over the new rail routeing across the Chilterns after quietly selling her home near the route in Amersham.
No great loss there then. She had no Welsh address, very rarely visited it and had her eye on other matters. Also let many people down over the new rail routeing across the Chilterns after quietly selling her home near the route in Amersham. Scarletto

1:55pm Tue 4 Sep 12

J B Blackett says...

She needs more time to spend with her pets - the dog food for which we were made to pay through her expenses claims.
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No Chum of mine. No Pedigree either. And she did not Winalot of friends over the HS2 affair
She needs more time to spend with her pets - the dog food for which we were made to pay through her expenses claims. . No Chum of mine. No Pedigree either. And she did not Winalot of friends over the HS2 affair J B Blackett

3:00pm Tue 4 Sep 12

Michael, HP7 says...

For want of Chum, Pedigree or Winalot, there's always PAL meat for Dogs 'Prolongs active life. Enriched with nourishing marrowbone jelly'.
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As seen on tv.
http://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=2Q6Pzk8-Y
V8
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http://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=lsn17Sbuk
RY
For want of Chum, Pedigree or Winalot, there's always PAL meat for Dogs 'Prolongs active life. Enriched with nourishing marrowbone jelly'. ~ As seen on tv. http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=2Q6Pzk8-Y V8 ~ http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=lsn17Sbuk RY Michael, HP7

9:03am Wed 5 Sep 12

BabyBoosh says...

I hope she enjoys the feeling of a knife in her back! That's what she did to the residents of the Chilterns over HS2 after all!
I hope she enjoys the feeling of a knife in her back! That's what she did to the residents of the Chilterns over HS2 after all! BabyBoosh

9:40am Wed 5 Sep 12

The Judge says...

Welwyn Dowd wrote:
"Very loyal to David Cameron" according to Steve Cohen.
I CONCUR.
[quote][p][bold]Welwyn Dowd[/bold] wrote: "Very loyal to David Cameron" according to Steve Cohen.[/p][/quote]I CONCUR. The Judge

10:08am Wed 5 Sep 12

stevet123 says...

tories, the crumbling mix that goes in to mix with pedigree chum , pal dog food etc
tories, the crumbling mix that goes in to mix with pedigree chum , pal dog food etc stevet123

6:59pm Wed 5 Sep 12

banknote says...

The Judge wrote:
Welwyn Dowd wrote:
"Very loyal to David Cameron" according to Steve Cohen.
I CONCUR.
I see you still can't type in upper and lower case !

Contributions in caps is shouting and does nothing for your point of view.
[quote][p][bold]The Judge[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Welwyn Dowd[/bold] wrote: "Very loyal to David Cameron" according to Steve Cohen.[/p][/quote]I CONCUR.[/p][/quote]I see you still can't type in upper and lower case ! Contributions in caps is shouting and does nothing for your point of view. banknote

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