On 27 July 1999, British Prime Minister Tony Blair held his first major cabinet reshuffle of his government. [1]
On 27 July 1999, British Prime Minister Tony Blair held his first major cabinet reshuffle of his government. [1]
It was considered that Health secretary Frank Dobson would stand in the 2000 London mayoral election against Labour-turned-Independent Ken Livingstone. [2] But he denied accusations of him being moved out of government. [3]
Mo Mowlam expected to be replaced as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland by Peter Mandelson but this did not happen until October 1999. [4] The reshuffle was anticipated as being the cull of Old Labour and the promotion of Blairites from the 1997 general election. [5] It was reported that Alastair Campbell, Blair's Press Secretary, had influence over changes at Cabinet level. [6]
The reshuffle was delayed by a week following Labour's unexpected success in the 1999 Eddisbury by-election. [7]
Ivor Richard, Harriet Harman, David Clark and Gavin Strang left the cabinet
The President of the Board of Trade ceased to be a title used by the Trade Secretary
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The reshuffle was described as "problematic". [9] Journalist Anne Perkins wrote in favour of scrapping cabinet reshuffles. [10]
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