Cameron Keeps Clarke in Cabinet; Spelman, Gillan Fired
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U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron promoted Jeremy Hunt to health secretary, replacing Andrew Lansley, and also demoted Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke in a Cabinet revamp that kept the top ministers in their posts.
The premier dismissed underperformers and gave Cabinet jobs to junior ministers as he sought to quell discontent in his Tory party at a time when the coalition with the Liberal Democrats is struggling amid a double-dip recession. It’s Cameron’s first large-scale overhaul of his team since he came to power in 2010.