DAVID Cameron has moved to quell unrest among the Conservative right with a string of changes meant to bring on a new generation of ministers focused on the delivery of Coalition policy.
DAVID Cameron has moved to quell unrest among the Conservative right with a string of changes meant to bring on a new generation of ministers focused on the delivery of Coalition policy.
SHAKE-UP: David Cameron has moved to freshen up his frontbench team.
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MICHAEL SETTLE UK POLITICAL EDITOR
Tory traditionalists were cheered by the promotions of right-wingers Chris Grayling to Justice, to lead a tougher line on human rights and prisons; Andrew Mitchell to Chief Whip, to instil party discipline in the run-up to the 2015 election; and Owen Paterson, who is pro-fox hunting and anti-wind farm subsidy, to the Environment brief.
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