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12/05/2015
First All-Tory Cabinet In 18 Years To Meet
The first all-Tory cabinet in 18 years is to meet today following the Conservative Party's general election victory last week.
The party won a 12 seat majority in the House of Commons, taking 331 seats out of 650.
A number of new cabinet appointments will meet today following a post-election re-shuffle, including new Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Amber Rudd, new Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Greg Hands, new Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, John Whittingdale and Sajid Javid as new Business Secretary.
The Prime Minister is to urge minister to "give everyone in our country the chance to make the most of their life".
(MH)
The party won a 12 seat majority in the House of Commons, taking 331 seats out of 650.
A number of new cabinet appointments will meet today following a post-election re-shuffle, including new Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Amber Rudd, new Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Greg Hands, new Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, John Whittingdale and Sajid Javid as new Business Secretary.
The Prime Minister is to urge minister to "give everyone in our country the chance to make the most of their life".
(MH)
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