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LONDON - OCTOBER 12: Labour Party leader Ed Miliband (6R) holds his first shadow cabinet meeting at the House of Commons on October 12, 2010 in London, England. (Clockwise from left) Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, Peter Hain, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Angela Eagle, Shadow Secretary for Business, Innovation and Skills, John Denham Shadow, Secretary for Education and Election coordinator, Andy Burnham, Shadow Home Secretary, Ed Balls, Shadow Chancellor, Alan Johnson, Chief Whip, Rosie Winterton, Shadow Work and Pensions, Douglas Alexander, Shadow Communities and Local Government, Caroline Flint, Shadow Transport, Maria Eagle, Baroness Royall, Leader of the EPLP (Not full member of cabinet, attending when discussing European issues) Glenis Willmott, Chair of PLP, Tony Lloyd, Shadow Environment Food and Rural Affairs Mary Creagh, Shaun Woodward, Shadow Scotland Anne McKechin, Shadow Leader of House of Commons, Hilary Benn, Shadow Health John Healey, Shadow International Development, Harriet Harman, Labour Party Leader, Ed Miliband, Shadow Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, Shadow Secretary for Justice Sadiq Khan, Shadow Minister for Olympics, Tessa Jowell, Shadow Defence, Jim Murphy and Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office, Liam Byrne. Ed Miliband beat his brother David to become the new leader of the Labour party on 25 September 2010. His shadow cabinet is made up of Harriet Harman, Deputy Leader and Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, Ed Balls, Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department and Alan Johnson, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer to name a few.

British Prime Minister, David Cameron, and Defence Secretary, Liam Fox, are shown the Operations Room during their visit to The Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) in Northwood, north of London on October 19, 2010. Britain is to scrap major defence assets like its flagship aircraft carrier and fleet of Harrier jets in a defence review being announced Tuesday as part of stinging, across-the-board government cuts. Cameron will tell the House of Commons from 1430 GMT the HMS Ark Royal is to be decommissioned almost immediately, while a decision on a replacement for the Trident nuclear deterrent is also set to be delayed.

British Prime Minister, David Cameron, addresses military staff at The Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) in Northwood, north of London on October 19, 2010. Britain is to scrap major defence assets like its flagship aircraft carrier and fleet of Harrier jets in a defence review being announced Tuesday as part of stinging, across-the-board government cuts. Cameron will tell the House of Commons from 1430 GMT the HMS Ark Royal is to be decommissioned almost immediately, while a decision on a replacement for the Trident nuclear deterrent is also set to be delayed.

British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne leaves 10 Downing Street in central London, on November 22, 2010, as he prepares to address the House of Commons. Osborne insisted Monday that commiting billions of pounds to bail out the Irish economy was in Britain's interest.

British Prime Minister, David Cameron, addresses military staff at The Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) in Northwood, north of London on October 19, 2010. Britain is to scrap major defence assets like its flagship aircraft carrier and fleet of Harrier jets in a defence review being announced Tuesday as part of stinging, across-the-board government cuts. Cameron will tell the House of Commons from 1430 GMT the HMS Ark Royal is to be decommissioned almost immediately, while a decision on a replacement for the Trident nuclear deterrent is also set to be delayed.

British Prime Minister, David Cameron, leaves to attend the weekly Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons, from 10 Downing Street, in central London on October 20, 2010. Britain's government unveils the harshest cuts for decades on Wednesday, slashing billions of pounds in public spending and axing half a million jobs in a bid to tackle a record deficit. The comprehensive spending review is the biggest challenge for Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition since it took power in May and is a major gamble for the future of the world's sixth biggest economy.

LONDON - OCTOBER 20: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (R) and Chief Financial Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander leave the Treasury building for the House Of Commons on October 20, 2010 in central London, England. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is set to announce the coalition government's spending review in Parliament. The review is designed to tackle the country's deficit and will outline swinging cuts throughout the whole of the public sector with many public sector jobs set to be axed and budgets significantly reduced.

LONDON - OCTOBER 12: Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband (2R) holds his first shadow cabinet meeting in the House of Commons on October 12, 2010 in London, England. Ed Miliband beat his brother David to become the new leader of the Labour party on 25 September 2010. His shadow cabinet is made up of Harriet Harman (3R), Deputy Leader and Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, Ed Balls, Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department and Alan Johnson (L), Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer to name a few.

LONDON - OCTOBER 12: Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband (45R) holds his first shadow cabinet meeting in the House of Commons on October 12, 2010 in London, England. Ed Miliband beat his brother David to become the new leader of the Labour party on 25 September 2010. His shadow cabinet is made up of Harriet Harman (6R), Deputy Leader and Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, Ed Balls, Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department and Alan Johnson, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer to name a few.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 13: Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne arrives in Downing Street on October 13, 2010 in London, England. The Government's comprehensive spending review is due to be announced to the House of Commons by Mr Osborne on October 20, 2010.

Military staff listen as British Prime Minister, David Cameron, addresses them at The Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) in Northwood, north of London on October 19, 2010. Britain is to scrap major defence assets like its flagship aircraft carrier and fleet of Harrier jets in a defence review being announced Tuesday as part of stinging, across-the-board government cuts. Cameron will tell the House of Commons from 1430 GMT the HMS Ark Royal is to be decommissioned almost immediately, while a decision on a replacement for the Trident nuclear deterrent is also set to be delayed.

British Prime Minister, David Cameron (2nd L), arrives at The Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) in Northwood, north of London on October 19, 2010. Britain is to scrap major defence assets like its flagship aircraft carrier and fleet of Harrier jets in a defence review being announced Tuesday as part of stinging, across-the-board government cuts. Cameron will tell the House of Commons from 1430 GMT the HMS Ark Royal is to be decommissioned almost immediately, while a decision on a replacement for the Trident nuclear deterrent is also set to be delayed.

LONDON - OCTOBER 20: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, right, with Chief Financial Secretary to the Treasur Danny Alexander leaves the Treasury building for the House Of Commons on October 20, 2010 in central London, England. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is set to announce the coalition government's spending review in Parliament. The review is designed to tackle the country's deficit and will outline swingeing cuts throughout the whole of the public sector with many public sector jobs set to be axed and budgets significantly reduced.

LONDON - OCTOBER 20: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (R) and Chief Financial Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander leave the Treasury building for the House Of Commons on October 20, 2010 in central London, England. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is set to announce the coalition government's spending review in Parliament. The review is designed to tackle the country's deficit and will outline swinging cuts throughout the whole of the public sector with many public sector jobs set to be axed and budgets significantly reduced.

British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne leaves 10 Downing Street in central London, on November 22, 2010, as he prepares to address the House of Commons. Osborne insisted Monday that commiting billions of pounds to bail out the Irish economy was in Britain's interest.

LONDON - OCTOBER 12: Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband (4R) holds his first shadow cabinet meeting in the House of Commons on October 12, 2010 in London, England. Ed Miliband beat his brother David to become the new leader of the Labour party on 25 September 2010. His shadow cabinet is made up of Harriet Harman (5R), Deputy Leader and Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, Ed Balls, Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department and Alan Johnson, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer to name a few.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 13: Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander arrives in Downing Street on October 13, 2010 in London, England. The Government's comprehensive spending review is due to be announced to the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne on October 20, 2010.

Outgoing British Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshall, Jock Stirrup, listens as Prime Minister, David Cameron, addresses military staff at The Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) in Northwood, north of London on October 19, 2010. Britain is to scrap major defence assets like its flagship aircraft carrier and fleet of Harrier jets in a defence review being announced Tuesday as part of stinging, across-the-board government cuts. Cameron will tell the House of Commons from 1430 GMT the HMS Ark Royal is to be decommissioned almost immediately, while a decision on a replacement for the Trident nuclear deterrent is also set to be delayed.

LONDON - OCTOBER 12: Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband (5R) holds his first shadow cabinet meeting in the House of Commons on October 12, 2010 in London, England. Ed Miliband beat his brother David to become the new leader of the Labour party on 25 September 2010. His shadow cabinet is made up of Harriet Harman (6R), Deputy Leader and Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, Ed Balls, Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department and Alan Johnson, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer to name a few.

LONDON - OCTOBER 12: Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband (2R) holds his first shadow cabinet meeting in the House of Commons on October 12, 2010 in London, England. Ed Miliband beat his brother David to become the new leader of the Labour party on 25 September 2010. His shadow cabinet is made up of Harriet Harman, Deputy Leader and Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, Ed Balls (R), Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department and Alan Johnson, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer to name a few.

British Prime Minister, David Cameron, addresses military staff at The Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) in Northwood, north of London on October 19, 2010. Britain is to scrap major defence assets like its flagship aircraft carrier and fleet of Harrier jets in a defence review being announced Tuesday as part of stinging, across-the-board government cuts. Cameron will tell the House of Commons from 1430 GMT the HMS Ark Royal is to be decommissioned almost immediately, while a decision on a replacement for the Trident nuclear deterrent is also set to be delayed.

British Prime Minister, David Cameron, addresses military staff at The Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) in Northwood, north of London on October 19, 2010. Britain is to scrap major defence assets like its flagship aircraft carrier and fleet of Harrier jets in a defence review being announced Tuesday as part of stinging, across-the-board government cuts. Cameron will tell the House of Commons from 1430 GMT the HMS Ark Royal is to be decommissioned almost immediately, while a decision on a replacement for the Trident nuclear deterrent is also set to be delayed.

British Prime Minister, David Cameron, addresses military staff at The Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) in Northwood, north of London on October 19, 2010. Britain is to scrap major defence assets like its flagship aircraft carrier and fleet of Harrier jets in a defence review being announced Tuesday as part of stinging, across-the-board government cuts. Cameron will tell the House of Commons from 1430 GMT the HMS Ark Royal is to be decommissioned almost immediately, while a decision on a replacement for the Trident nuclear deterrent is also set to be delayed.

British Prime Minister, David Cameron, leaves to attend the weekly Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons, from 10 Downing Street, in central London on October 20, 2010. Britain's government unveils the harshest cuts for decades on Wednesday, slashing billions of pounds in public spending and axing half a million jobs in a bid to tackle a record deficit. The comprehensive spending review is the biggest challenge for Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition since it took power in May and is a major gamble for the future of the world's sixth biggest economy.

British Prime Minister, David Cameron, leaves to attend the weekly Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons, from 10 Downing Street, in central London on October 20, 2010. Britain's government unveils the harshest cuts for decades on Wednesday, slashing billions of pounds in public spending and axing half a million jobs in a bid to tackle a record deficit. The comprehensive spending review is the biggest challenge for Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition since it took power in May and is a major gamble for the future of the world's sixth biggest economy.

LONDON - OCTOBER 20: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, right, with Chief Financial Secretary to the Treasur Danny Alexander leaves the Treasury building for the House Of Commons on October 20, 2010 in central London, England. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is set to announce the coalition government's spending review in Parliament. The review is designed to tackle the country's deficit and will outline swingeing cuts throughout the whole of the public sector with many public sector jobs set to be axed and budgets significantly reduced.

LONDON - OCTOBER 20: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, right, with Chief Financial Secretary to the Treasur Danny Alexander leaves the Treasury building for the House Of Commons on October 20, 2010 in central London, England. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is set to announce the coalition government's spending review in Parliament. The review is designed to tackle the country's deficit and will outline swingeing cuts throughout the whole of the public sector with many public sector jobs set to be axed and budgets significantly reduced.

LONDON - OCTOBER 20: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (R) and Chief Financial Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander leave the Treasury building for the House Of Commons on October 20, 2010 in central London, England. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is set to announce the coalition government's spending review in Parliament. The review is designed to tackle the country's deficit and will outline swinging cuts throughout the whole of the public sector with many public sector jobs set to be axed and budgets significantly reduced.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 13: Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander arrives in Downing Street on October 13, 2010 in London, England. The Government's comprehensive spending review is due to be announced to the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne on October 20, 2010.

British Prime Minister, David Cameron (L), addresses military staff at The Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) in Northwood, north of London on October 19, 2010. Britain is to scrap major defence assets like its flagship aircraft carrier and fleet of Harrier jets in a defence review being announced Tuesday as part of stinging, across-the-board government cuts. Cameron will tell the House of Commons from 1430 GMT the HMS Ark Royal is to be decommissioned almost immediately, while a decision on a replacement for the Trident nuclear deterrent is also set to be delayed.

LONDON - OCTOBER 20: Britain's Chief Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander leaves the Treasury building for the House Of Commons on October 20, 2010 in central London, England. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is set to announce the coalition government's spending review in Parliament. The review is designed to tackle the country's deficit and will outline swingeing cuts throughout the whole of the public sector with many public sector jobs set to be axed and budgets significantly reduced.

LONDON - OCTOBER 20: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, right, with Chief Financial Secretary to the Treasur Danny Alexander leaves the Treasury building for the House Of Commons on October 20, 2010 in central London, England. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is set to announce the coalition government's spending review in Parliament. The review is designed to tackle the country's deficit and will outline swingeing cuts throughout the whole of the public sector with many public sector jobs set to be axed and budgets significantly reduced.

LONDON - OCTOBER 20: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (R) and Chief Financial Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander leave the Treasury building for the House Of Commons on October 20, 2010 in central London, England. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is set to announce the coalition government's spending review in Parliament. The review is designed to tackle the country's deficit and will outline swinging cuts throughout the whole of the public sector with many public sector jobs set to be axed and budgets significantly reduced.

LONDON - OCTOBER 12: Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband (2R) holds his first shadow cabinet meeting in the House of Commons on October 12, 2010 in London, England. Ed Miliband beat his brother David to become the new leader of the Labour party on 25 September 2010. His shadow cabinet is made up of Harriet Harman (3R), Deputy Leader and Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, Ed Balls, Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department and Alan Johnson (L), Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer to name a few.

LONDON - OCTOBER 12: Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband (2R) holds his first shadow cabinet meeting in the House of Commons on October 12, 2010 in London, England. Ed Miliband beat his brother David to become the new leader of the Labour party on 25 September 2010. His shadow cabinet is made up of Harriet Harman, Deputy Leader and Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, Ed Balls, Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department and Alan Johnson, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer to name a few.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 13: Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne arrives in Downing Street on October 13, 2010 in London, England. The Government's comprehensive spending review is due to be announced to the House of Commons by Mr Osborne on October 20, 2010.

British Defence Secretary, Liam Fox (2nd L), and outgoing Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshall, Jock Stirrup (R), listen as Prime Minister, David Cameron, addresses military staff at The Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) in Northwood, north of London on October 19, 2010. Britain is to scrap major defence assets like its flagship aircraft carrier and fleet of Harrier jets in a defence review being announced Tuesday as part of stinging, across-the-board government cuts. Cameron will tell the House of Commons from 1430 GMT the HMS Ark Royal is to be decommissioned almost immediately, while a decision on a replacement for the Trident nuclear deterrent is also set to be delayed.

British Prime Minister, David Cameron (R), speaks with personnel as he is shown round the Operations Room at The Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) in Northwood, north of London on October 19, 2010. Britain is to scrap major defence assets like its flagship aircraft carrier and fleet of Harrier jets in a defence review being announced Tuesday as part of stinging, across-the-board government cuts. Cameron will tell the House of Commons from 1430 GMT the HMS Ark Royal is to be decommissioned almost immediately, while a decision on a replacement for the Trident nuclear deterrent is also set to be delayed.

British Prime Minister, David Cameron, leaves to attend the weekly Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons, from 10 Downing Street, in central London on October 20, 2010. Britain's government unveils the harshest cuts for decades on Wednesday, slashing billions of pounds in public spending and axing half a million jobs in a bid to tackle a record deficit. The comprehensive spending review is the biggest challenge for Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition since it took power in May and is a major gamble for the future of the world's sixth biggest economy.

LONDON - OCTOBER 20: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (R) and Chief Financial Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander leave the Treasury building for the House Of Commons on October 20, 2010 in central London, England. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is set to announce the coalition government's spending review in Parliament. The review is designed to tackle the country's deficit and will outline swinging cuts throughout the whole of the public sector with many public sector jobs set to be axed and budgets significantly reduced.

Leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Ed Miliband (C), poses for a photograph as he chairs his party's first shadow cabinet meeting, attended by Shadow Olympics Secretary, Tessa Jowell (5th L), Shadow Justice Secretary, Sadiq Khan (6th L), Shadow Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper (8th L), Shadow Business Secretary, John Denham (5th R), Shadow Education Secretary, Andy Burnham (4th R), and Shadow Home Secretary, Ed Balls (R), in the House of Commons in London, on October 12, 2010.

British Defence Secretary, Liam Fox (2nd R), and outgoing Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshall, Jock Stirrup (R), listen as Prime Minister, David Cameron, addresses military staff at The Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) in Northwood, north of London on October 19, 2010. Britain is to scrap major defence assets like its flagship aircraft carrier and fleet of Harrier jets in a defence review being announced Tuesday as part of stinging, across-the-board government cuts. Cameron will tell the House of Commons from 1430 GMT the HMS Ark Royal is to be decommissioned almost immediately, while a decision on a replacement for the Trident nuclear deterrent is also set to be delayed.

British Prime Minister, David Cameron (R), speaks with personnel as he is shown round the Operations Room at The Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) in Northwood, north of London on October 19, 2010. Britain is to scrap major defence assets like its flagship aircraft carrier and fleet of Harrier jets in a defence review being announced Tuesday as part of stinging, across-the-board government cuts. Cameron will tell the House of Commons from 1430 GMT the HMS Ark Royal is to be decommissioned almost immediately, while a decision on a replacement for the Trident nuclear deterrent is also set to be delayed.

Military staff listen as British Prime Minister, David Cameron, addresses them at The Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) in Northwood, north of London on October 19, 2010. Britain is to scrap major defence assets like its flagship aircraft carrier and fleet of Harrier jets in a defence review being announced Tuesday as part of stinging, across-the-board government cuts. Cameron will tell the House of Commons from 1430 GMT the HMS Ark Royal is to be decommissioned almost immediately, while a decision on a replacement for the Trident nuclear deterrent is also set to be delayed.

British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne leaves 10 Downing Street in central London, on November 22, 2010, as he prepares to address the House of Commons. Osborne insisted Monday that commiting billions of pounds to bail out the Irish economy was in Britain's interest.

Leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Ed Miliband (9th R), poses for a photograph as he chairs his party's first shadow cabinet meeting, in the House of Commons in London, on October 12, 2010.

British Prime Minister, David Cameron, leaves to attend the weekly Prime Minister Questions (PMQs) at the House of Commons, from 10 Downing Street, in central London on December 1, 2010.

British Prime Minister, David Cameron, leaves to attend the weekly Prime Ministers Questions (PMQs) at the House of Commons, from 10 Downing Street, in central London on December 1, 2010.