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Senior party figures have told PoliticsHome that the Liberal Democrats will reshuffle their frontbench after their party conference in Bournemouth this weekend.
Among the names tipped for promotion in Harriet Symonds' article are Alex Brewer, Jess Brown-Fuller, Josh Reynolds, Anna Sabine, Mike Martin and Bobby Dean.
Given the calibre of the new Lib Dem MPs elected last year, this sounds like a positive move.
But don't get too excited:
Continuity will prevail in some key areas: deputy leader Daisy Cooper is expected to remain in the Treasury brief, as are Callum Miller in Foreign Affairs – seen as a "safe pair of hands" –and chief whip Wendy Chamberlain.
Since Vince Cable’s departure from Parliament I feel that the Party has become weak in the Treasury brief. Unfortunately our strongest voice (probably?) on economic matters, Ed Davey, is otherwise engaged
ReplyDeleteI trust that Christine Jardine has been "rehabilitated in the eyes of the masses".
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