Rebirth of England.

Chapter 1005 Cabinet Reshuffle
On July 2014, 7, Prime Minister Cameron announced a major reshuffle of the coalition government cabinet, including changes in positions such as Foreign Secretary.

This is seen as a key step for Cameron in preparing for next year's general election.

This government was formed in 2010. Last year, Cameron made minor adjustments to some cabinet members, but did not affect important positions such as finance, home affairs and foreign affairs.

In this reshuffle, Foreign Secretary William Hague will become Leader of the House of Commons, and former Secretary of State for Business, Skills and Innovation Joe Harriman, who recently publicly announced his coming out, will take over diplomatic work and become the new Foreign Secretary.

Education Secretary Gove was appointed Chief Whip of the Conservative Party in the House of Commons, responsible for the party's disciplinary work, as well as election publicity and public relations. His job was taken over by former Treasury Secretary Ms. Morgan...

In addition to Morgan, 38-year-old Ms. Toulouse became Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; White became Attorney General; and Crabbe became Secretary of State for Wales.

In this cabinet reshuffle, there were no changes in the candidates for important positions such as the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Home Secretary, and the Secretary of Health.

After this adjustment, the number of cabinet members expanded from 22 to 23, and the number of female cabinet members in the cabinet doubled from 3 to 6.

Cameron made major changes to the cabinet mainly for the following two reasons:

First, Britain will hold a general election next year, and the Conservative Party is determined to win the election and get the opportunity to form a cabinet independently.

However, the Conservative Party is currently 3 to 7 percentage points behind the Labour Party in the polls. This cabinet reshuffle mainly involves middle-aged male cabinet members and is considered to be a preparation for forming a younger and more female cabinet in the next term.

Second, to prepare for adjusting the relationship between Britain and Europe.

Prior to this, Cameron had publicly stated that if he won the general election next year, it would be possible to hold a referendum on leaving the EU in 2017.

Although Barron once warned Cameron that if Britain left the EU, he would be cautious about industrial investment in the UK and might even transfer some manufacturing to more competitive regions, the reality is that Cameron had to make such a statement in the end in order to win next year's general election due to the increasingly strong Euroscepticism among the domestic public.

However, Cameron also privately assured Barron that even so, there are still variables on whether to hold a Brexit referendum, and even if a referendum is held, he will ensure that Britain remains in the EU.

Of course, Barron would not have any trust in Cameron's promise at all. After all, the scene in the previous life had already explained everything.

But he also understood that at a time when public opinion was so overwhelming, blindly blocking it was probably not the wisest choice. Just like everyone had received various advice and exhortations from their parents and elders when they were young, but not many people could really avoid the pitfalls of growing up - they understood a lot of principles, but still could not live a good life.

Because only when you really suffer a loss can you remember it deeply. What others say is always just a breeze in your ears.

Just like Joe Harriman, in the current situation, she needs to make some "Eurosceptic" remarks from time to time to maintain her support rate.

This time, in Cameron's adjusted cabinet, there are people like Defense Secretary Hammond and Energy Secretary Fallon, who have always been staunch Eurosceptics. They all believe that if the EU cannot make changes and adjust its relationship with Britain, Britain must withdraw from the EU.

Putting such people in important positions can not only appease the hardliners within the Conservative Party, but also win the support of right-wing voters in next year's general election and bring back voters lost in this year's European Parliament election. Yes, in this year's European Parliament election, the Conservative Party's performance was very disappointing to Cameron. The number of seats they won in the European Parliament was even less than that of the opposition Labour Party... It can be said that it was a complete defeat.

This is also why Cameron has taken so many actions in preparation for next year's general election.

Relevant individuals, parties and organizations have responded to this cabinet change.

William Hague will not stand for parliamentary election next year, and his resignation at this time is to make room for someone else.

In an interview later, he said that the adjustment was to find a balance between experience and personnel renewal. Both the Conservative Party and the government needed to be renewed and give opportunities to those extremely talented people.

He also denied that the Conservative Party's European policy would change, saying that he, Cameron, Hammond and others had the same position on European issues and were committed to improving relations with the EU and then holding a referendum on whether to leave the EU.

Joe Harriman, who has just taken over the position of Foreign Secretary, said that Hague had made outstanding achievements in bringing Britain back to the center of the world political stage during his four years as Foreign Secretary, and he would do his best to live up to expectations.

With this cabinet adjustment, Jo Harriman became one of the most core members of the cabinet. Among the six women in this cabinet, it can be said that Theresa May and Jo Harriman, who is the Home Secretary, are the most important ones, occupying two seats including Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary.

Yes, in order of importance, the British Cabinet is ranked as Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary.

That is to say, Joe Harriman's position in the cabinet has now surpassed Theresa May, becoming the third person in the cabinet - this is why Theresa May looked like she didn't like to smile when announcing the adjustment of the cabinet members this time...

After all, the Foreign Secretary is responsible for the country's diplomatic relations and international affairs, which is a very important position in the government.

Just like the Secretary of State of the United States, he is mainly responsible for foreign affairs and also manages some domestic affairs. In name, he is the third after the President and Vice President; but in actual power, he is the second person after the President.

In addition, the Secretary of State is fourth in the line of succession to the presidency, above the Vice President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President pro tempore of the Senate.

That is to say, only when the President, Vice President, Speaker of the House of Representatives and President Pro Tempore of the Senate of the United States are all dead, will the Secretary of State become President...

But for many people, if you ask them who the Vice President of the United States is, they will probably be confused.

But when it comes to Secretaries of State, many names sound very familiar.

Just like Mei Xizong, he was known to everyone only after he became the Grand Commander. If you didn't mention it, would you know that he was the Deputy Commander of Ao Guanhai before? Or he served as the Deputy Commander for two terms with him?

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