Can you guess who?
The obvious candidates ar e people like Ken Clarke (too Liberal), Jeremy Hunt (too tainted), Cheryl Gillan (the bookies favourite to be fired) or Lansley/Spelman (a tad useless).
But you'd be wrong. All of them have at some point been tipped to be keeping their jobs.
No. The 5 are as follows.
1. Vince Cable.
Yep, that's right. Not once have I read in the press that Vince is safe at Business. I have read numerous times that he is going to be sacked, I have read a few times that he will be moved to other jobs, and I have read twice that he is safe in cabinet but not in post. But I have not read once that he is being kept in Business.
Surprising, no?
2. Michael Moore
Ditto Michael. I've read he is the most likely Lib Dem to make way in Cabinet for a new Lib Dem face, I've read that he's not seen as the best 'face' to lead the No campaign on Independence. I've read that his place but not his post is safe in Cabinet. But I've never seen he is 'safe in post'. And I've read a lot of this stuff...
3. Owen Paterson
The Northern Ireland Secretary who came out - against gay marriage. I've read plenty of speculation that he is being promoted - but again not once that he is staying put. A move seems extremely likely. Though you don't see his name mentioned against specific roles much
4. Baroness Warsi
To be honest, no surprise, with all the speculation. But she is frequently tipped to stay in cabinet, and her name is associated with numerous roles. But looks like she won't be Chairman after the reshuffle
5. Lord Strathclyde
It is a quirk of the current cabinet that the Leader of the Lords is in Cabinet, while the Leader of the Commons is not (Sir George Young attends cabinet, as does the Chief Whip, the Universities Minister and also Oliver Letwin, but they are not members of Cabinet). However, the current Leader of the Lords has not once been tipped as keeping his job in anything I've read. I have no idea what he may have done wrong.
So if you're looking for folk to move (though not necessarily leave cabinet), those 5 are your best bets.
As I'm on holiday and the reshuffle is likely to be Sept 3rd, this may be the last update. So a couple of other observations.
The role with most names attached to it? Tory Party Chairman (9) followed by Justice and Chancellor (both 7, though Osborne is now named as safe by Cameron - most of this speculation was early in the summer)
The name associated with most different roles? Gove (5)
And finally I have read that all our curent Lib Dem members of cabinet will stay in cabinet, though possibly in different jobs. Mind you I have also read that Moore, Cable and even Ed Davey may be sacked!
So here is the (probably) final update. Black type indicates I've published previously, red type indicates an update..
Prime Minister
David Cameron
Deputy PM
Nick Clegg
Chancellor of the
Exchequer
George Osborne
Vince Cable
William Hague
John Redwood
Philip Hammond
Michael Gove
Theresa May
Foreign Secretary
William Hague
George Osborne
Michael Gove
Home Secretary
Theresa May
Michael Gove
Chris Grayling
Vince Cable
Vince Cable
Education
Michael Gove
Liz Truss
Greg
Clark
Health
Andrew Lansley
Ken Clarke
Jeremy Hunt
David Laws
Vince
Cable
Chief Secretary
Danny Alexander
David Laws
Justice
Nick Herbert
Theresa May
Theresa Villiers
Chris Grayling
Iain Duncan
Smith
Philip Hammond
Ken Clarke
Scottish Secretary
Jo Swinson
Alastair Carmichael
Welsh Secretary
Cheryl Gillan
David Jones
Maria Miller
Stephen
Crabb
Northern Ireland
David Liddington
Business
Andrew Mitchell
David Laws
Danny Alexander
Margot James
Environment
Baroness Warsi
Maria Miller
Caroline Spelman
Ed Davey (if the
department merges with Energy)
Owen Paterson
Energy
Ed Davey
House of Lords
Lord Howard
Minister without Portfolio
(Chair of Tory Party)
Grant Shapps
Michael Fallon
Michael Gove
Jeremy Hunt
Andrew Mitchell
Chris Grayling
Eric Pickles
William Hague
William Hague
Liam Fox
Justine Greening
Defence
Philip Hammond
Work & Pensions
Iain Duncan Smith
Communities
Eric Pickles
Transport
Andrew Mitchell
Theresa Villiers
Chris Grayling
Jeremy Hunt
Jeremy Hunt
Justine Greening
International Development
Baroness Warsi
Andrew Mitchell
DCMS
Jeremy Hunt
Justine Greening
Ed Vaizey
Hugh Robertson
And while we’re at it –
more speculation. People I have seen tipped to be leave (there’s a major
surprise in there but I have read it so feel I must be comprehensive) or be
promoted to the cabinet.
Tipped to leave
Ken Clarke
Caroline Spelman
Jeremy Hunt
Baroness Warsi
Andrew Lansley
Vince Cable (that’s the
surprise)(though I have also read my still attend Cabinet as leader of the
House)
Cheryl Gillan
Justine Greening (or at
least a sideways move)
Owen Paterson (still
attending cabinet as Leader of the House)
Michael Moore
Ed Davey
Tipped to be Promoted
Grant Shapps
Maria Miller
Chris Grayling
David Laws
Jo
Swinson
Alistair
Carmichael
Greg
Clark
Lynn
Featherstone
Andrea Leadsom
Margot James
Anna Soubry
Claire Perry
Nicky Morgan
Harriet Baldwin
Theresa Villiers
Mark Harper
Nick Herbert
Ed Vaizey
Lord Howard
Michael Fallon
David Jones
Liz Truss
John Redwood
David Liddington
Hugh Robertson
Stephen Crabb
Graham Brady
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