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New Ministers For Defence Amid Cabinet Reshuffle
There are now two reservists working as defence ministers after the completion of the reshuffle at the Ministry of Defence.
Michael Fallon is to stay in the top job as Defence Secretary, whilst Mark Lancaster has been appointed as Minister for Defence Personnel, Veterans, and Welfare and Penny Mordaunt has been chosen as the new Armed Forces Minister.
It comes as former Army paratrooper Dan Jarvis has ruled himself out of the Labour leadership contest, saying he is putting his children before his immediate political career.
Kate Gerbeau asked James Hirst for his take on the changes at the Ministry of Defence.
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