As it happened: the 2014 government reshuffle

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18.10 David Cameron has announced the appointment of Tobias Ellwood as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign Office and, with an invitation to look at the list of all today’s ministerial announcements on the GOV.UK website, the end of today’s appointments.

Tobias Ellwood has been appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State @foreignoffice #reshuffle

— UK Prime Minister (@Number10gov) July 15, 2014