To the best of my knowledge, here is the complete list of every name associated with every cabinet post as folk second guess the cabinet reshuffle. If your name's not on the list, no one thinks you're going to that post. If you're the incumbent and you're not on the list, then everyone thinks you're being sacked or moved.
Probably one day left to see if anyone got anything right....
NB. Leader of the Commons Young), Universities Minister (Willetts), Chief Whip, Cabinet Office Minster (Maude), Attorney General and whatever they describe Oliver Letwin as are not in the cabinet - they just attend cabinet. Hence these roles are omitted...
16:37 update: finally saw 'Vince Cable staying at Business' today for the very first time. Amazing
4 sept 12:50 update: for completeness sake was also told yesterday Telegraph had tipped Ming to go to Scots Office. Not happening - but as it had been printed....
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
Ming Campbell
Ming Campbell
Welsh Secretary
Cheryl Gillan
David Jones
Maria Miller
Stephen Crabb
Northern Ireland
David Liddington
Business
Andrew Mitchell
David Laws
Danny Alexander
Margot James
Vince Cable
Vince Cable
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
David Liddington
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 may 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
Letwin?
ReplyDeleteLetwin is one of the 6 people who 'attend' cabinet but are not members of cabinet. So I have omitted him
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard much speculation of Moore leaving his brief. In fact everyone seems to think he is doing a good job and should stay. I've heard of Cable being moved but lots still speculating he's staying at Business.
ReplyDeleteThere's been a bit of speculation about him leaving, but more to the point not one single commentator in the press or mainstream blogs are yet to say Michael is keeping his job. Not one. Mind you, that also applies to several other cabinet ministers including Owen Paterson and Lord Strathclyde
ReplyDeleteTelegraph suggest Sir Menzies Campbell as Scottish Secretary?
ReplyDeleteInteresting. You also didn't reply re: Cable.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, that might be interesting to see him as Scottish Secretary as he is currently heading up the home rule commission which is due to report soon.
I think it might be likely that the current deputy leader of the Scottish party Jo Swinson be moved to the Scottish brief.
I would be very surprised if Mike Moore left - he's been very skilful at piloting the Scotland Act through and has some negotiations to do with the SNP over the referendum process. Last Christmas when the Scotland Act was apparently dead in the water, I'd have not expected him to stay, but I do now.
ReplyDeleteI also wonder if Danny might get a move - I mean, he's treasurer just now, effectively, so he's always saying no to people and making unpopular announcements. I wonder if Nick might want to put him somewhere where he can actually deliver stuff and recover some of the popularity he's lost just by having a horrible job.
Nic - sorry, should have said on Cable no one ever printed he would stay; but then someone did yesterday lunchtime (politics home i think)
ReplyDeleteCaron - yes, looks like Michael is staying. conflicting reports about Lynn tho. Troubling