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James Purnell Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (DWP) RESIGNS

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James Purnell has resigned his cabinet post. You can find the letter by clicking here. I note the email address as sos@dwp.gsi.gov.uk so clearly someone has the time for some humour here.

Of note is the comment "It calls for a Government that measures itself by how it treats the poorest in society. ".

We know how the government treats the poorest and we still wait to see how they might improve how they treat the most vulnerable - we live it.

Now he can spend his time looking at the fridge magnets he purchased on expenses. 

This is covered widely in the press, Guardian Online ; Telegraph Online ; BBC Online

Apologies if this is somewhat personal in places but it is not unhappy news as you can imagine.

 

 

 

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Why Purnell resigned - The Spectator online.

Click here for the speculation from the Spectator. 

This theme picked up in the Daily Mail online.

If it is true he was offered Education and didn't want to go the question is, if he was doing such a good job at the DWP why would the Prime Minister have wanted to move him especially with rising unemployment and the high profile of the DWP, in any forthcoming cabinet reshuffle?

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John Hutton to leave Cabinet & Parliament
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Tony McNulty, Employment Minister resigns.

 Under pressure from expenses row and having been referred to the Police for issues around his claims.  Tony McNulty has "resigned" as Employment Minister.

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JIm Knight is new Minister of State for Employment.

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