Peter Hain resigns from Cabinet, Brown appoints new Ministers

Peter Hain resigns from Cabinet

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Peter Hain has quit the Cabinet after his deputy leader campaign donations were referred to the Met Police.

Mr Hain, work and pensions secretary and Wales secretary, said he had stood down so he could "clear my name".

He quit within minutes of the Electoral Commission saying that it had decided to refer the late declaration of £103,000 of donations to the police.

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Within the last few minutes, we've found out that the Metropolitan Police is to investigate Peter Hain over illegal donations during his deputy labour party leadership.

The Prime Minister has accepted his resignation and is expected to appoint a new Department of Work and Pension and Welsh Secretary within the next 24 hours.

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James Purnell is named the new DWP sec.

Waiting for confirmation of the new Welsh and the Media, Culture secretary

Andy Burnham is, according source, is the new Culture Secretary...

Now we need a new Treasury Secretary, it seems Brown is having a mini-cabinet reshuffle.

In the week in which major policies are being announced and a key vote of the new terrorism bill...not a wise time to alter the government

Yvetter Cooper new Chief Secretary of the Treasury Secretary, Caroline Flint is new Housing Minister.

Still, no word on Welsh Secretary

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