British Foreign Secretary Quits for Lower Position in the Cabinet

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  1. MMC

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    William Hague Resigns as Britain’s Foreign Secretary.....

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    In a surprise announcement, William Hague, Britain’s foreign secretary, said late Monday that he would quit his job to take a lower-profile cabinet position as part of a wider shuffle of the government.

    Mr. Hague, a former leader of the Conservative Party and one of its most prominent politicians, will remain a minister until the next general election in 2015 as the leader of the House of Commons, a post with responsibility for the management of legislation.

    Mr. Hague’s announcement surprised politicians, even though a reshuffle of important government figures had been widely anticipated. The veteran cabinet minister Kenneth Clarke also left his job in a shake-up described by one newspaper as a “purge of the middle-aged men” and in another as a cull of the “male and pale.”.....snip~

    http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/15/w...signs-as-britains-foreign-secretary.html?_r=0


    This was a surprise.....how do you think this will affect the UK and their Foreign Policy? Also is there any word on who Cameron may be looking at to replace Hague?
     
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    Hague was actually demoted in a cabinet reshuffle aimed at including more women because polls indicate that the Tories are unpopular among female voters. Middle-aged men like Gove were replaced with fresh-faced female ministers ahead of the next general election in May and the Conservatives may actually win another general election. New Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond would aim at clawing powers back from Brussels and he could back leaving the EU.

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    Mornin' TT. [​IMG] So are you saying this move was expected with Hague?
     

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