The Lords Commissioner for Standards has cleared Baroness Warsi of allegations that she wrongly claimed expenses for staying rent-free with a friend. Now that this has been cleared up, and Sir Alex Allan has already exonerated her from any allegations of impropriety for allowing a business partner to accompany her, Warsi has a clean slate to present when it comes to September’s reshuffle.
The Prime Minister said that the Conservative Party co-chair would lead a ‘big summer of campaigning for the Conservative Party’ in the run-up to the police commissioner elections, but that still leaves the door open to a new task in the autumn. Paul Waugh reported yesterday on his blog that Warsi could take over as International Development Secretary, which he describes as ‘in many ways her dream job’. As ever, it’s Grant Shapps who is being touted to replace her in the chairman role, which would be in many ways his dream job, given his ability to pop up on Newsnight and talk persuasively about nearly any topic.
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