01-Aug-2008
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Who to watch in the Cabinet reshuffle: David Miliband What, if anything, Mr Brown does with his new-found rival will be the most eagerly watched part of the reshuffle. Some MPs say he should sack the Foreign Secretary for disloyalty. Others suggest Mr Miliband could be promoted to become Chancellor. Or he could be moved sideways to the Home Office, often the graveyard of political ambition. Jim Murphy The ambitious Europe Minister has Blairite leanings, but impressed the Prime Minister with his handling of the ratification of the EU's Lisbon Treaty. One possibility is for him to run a newly formed Ministry of the Nations, overseeing Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and possibly even the English...
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