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# Top 100 most influential Right-wingers: 25-1
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## The final part of our list looking at who wields power on the Right of
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British politics.
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![David Cameron, George Osborne, Nick Clegg and Francis Maude][1]
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Image 1 of 3
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David Cameron, George Osborne, Nick Clegg and Francis Maude
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![Eric Pickles, William Hague, Boris Johnson and Andy Coulson][2]
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Image 1 of 3
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Eric Pickles, William Hague, Boris Johnson and Andy Coulson
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![Tony Blair, Michael Gove, Iain Duncan Smith and Theresa May][3]
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Image 1 of 3
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Tony Blair, Michael Gove, Iain Duncan Smith and Theresa May
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Compiled by Iain Dale and Brian Brivati 7:45AM BST 06 Oct 2010
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[Comments][4]
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**25. (-12) MARGARET THATCHER **
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_Former Prime Minister _
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It took the election of a new Conservative Prime Minister to finally nail the
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fallacy that the Conservative Party is still trying to come to terms with
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Margaret Thatcher's demise twenty years ago. Her shadow no longer casts itself
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over the entire party, but she is rightly still treated with huge respect and
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affection
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**24. (-13) SAMANTHA CAMERON **
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_Wife of the Prime Minister _
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Despite a small fall in this year's list, it is wrong to think that Samantha
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Cameron's influence is on the wane. She has been surpassed by the fact that
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those above her are generally in senior posts in government, either elected or
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appointed. There's little doubt that Mrs C is used as a key sounding board by
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her husband and that her views are a great influence on him.
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**23. (+54) SAYEEDA WARSI **
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_Co-Chairman, Conservative Party _
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Sayeeda Warsi's rapid elevation through the ranks without having to undergo
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the inconvenience of being elected is nevertheless well deserved. An excellent
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media performer, she manages to tread the tightrope of collective
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responsibility with some difficult at times, but because of it, she's
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respected by her audience. She has some key organisational challenges ahead of
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her in her new role as co-chairman of the Conservative Party.
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**22. (+3) JEREMY HUNT **
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_Secretary of State for Culture Media & Sport _
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Jeremy Hunt is certainly a potential successor to David Cameron but needs to
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be given more experience in other portfolios and to develop a harder political
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edge. On TV he comes across as the voice of sweet Tory reason, which in the
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modern political environment is a great gift. He will be judged in part on how
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he deals with the BBC.
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**21. (+2) PATRICK McLOUGHLIN **
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_Government Chief Whip _
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The role of Chief Whip in government is a crucial one and Patrick McLoughlin
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has made an excellent start. He has inducted the new intake of new
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Conservative MPs, who make up 49 per cent of the new parliamentary party, with
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consummate professionalism.
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**20. (-4) LIAM FOX **
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_Secretary of State for Defence _
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Liam Fox is positioning himself as the champion of the right and is not afraid
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to defend his corner vociferously. The letter he sent David Cameron about
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defence cuts indicated a firmness of purpose but only time will tell if this
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approach works.
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**19. (-2) KENNETH CLARKE **
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_Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State for Justice _
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Ken Clarke maintains an airy indifference to the burdens of state and sails
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through life as if he wouldn't care if his political career ended tomorrow.
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That approach may be unusual but it confers a degree of influence other
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politicians do not have. His radical ideas on prison reform are causing
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jitters in the party, but he's determined to see them through.
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**18. (+10) ANDREW FELDMAN **
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_Co-Chairman, Conservative Party _
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Feldman is one of David Cameron's close personal friends from his university
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days, and was treasurer of his leadership campaign. He has made his own
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fortune through his family clothing firm, Jayroma. He was promoted from his
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position as chief executive of the party to the co-chairmanship. Baroness
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Warsi is front of house, while Feldman is tasked with reshaping the party's
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finances and headquarters organisation.
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**17. (+2). OLIVER LETWIN **
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_Minister Without Portfolio _
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Oliver Letwin is rarely seen in public these days but his reluctance to appear
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on the nation's airwaves should not be seen as a sign of diminishing
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influence. On the contrary. He played a pivotal role in the Coalition
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negotiations and his broader policy remit will be crucial in the years ahead.
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**16. (-2) PHILIP HAMMOND **
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_Secretary of State for Transport _
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Having planned to be Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Philip Hammond was a
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victim of the need to import Lib Dem Ministers into the coalition. Since his
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appointment as Transport Secretary he has been surprisingly radical in some of
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his decisions. One to watch.
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**15. (+6) IAIN DUNCAN SMITH **
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_Secretary of State for Work & Pensions _
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IDS has slowly resurrected his reputation since his fall from the leadership
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and has become the party's conscience on social justice. His lack of political
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ambition means that he is in a very strong bargaining position. Cameron can't
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afford to lose him. He seems to have won a battle with George Osborne over
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welfare reform, but now comes the hard part - implementing it.
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**14. (+10) THERESA MAY **
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_Home Secretary _
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One of the great survivors of modern politics, Theresa May is enjoying a new
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political renaissance. She has made a strong start in a job few had tipped her
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for. She remains the best known female face (with the best known feet) on the
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Tory front bench, which insulates against those who don't 'get' her.
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**13. (-5) MICHAEL GOVE **
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_Secretary of State for Education _
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It has to be said that Michael Gove's cabinet career could have got off to a
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better start, but one gaffe should not mar his reputation for long. Gove is an
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ultra Cameroon and remains part of the Cameron inner group.
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**12. (NEW) TONY BLAIR **
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_Prime Minister 1997-2007 _
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It may at first sight seem odd that Tony Blair should be included on a list of
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people on the right, let alone this year. But his influence lives on in
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Downing Street with the Cameron team adopting a large part of his public
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sector reform agenda - the very agenda he failed to get past Gordon Brown.
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**11. (-8) ANDY COULSON **
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_Director of Communications, Number 10 Downing Street _
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Coulson has become a serial survivor. Many felt that the latest attacks on him
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over the News of the World phone hacking scandal might result in a scalp, but
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he's made of tough stuff and came through relatively unscathed. Lobby
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journalists complain that he never talks to them and doesn't 'feed' them, but
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he is running a smooth communications machine in the heart of Downing Street
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and so far hasn't slipped up.
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**10. (-4) STEVE HILTON **
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_Director of Strategy, Number 10 Downing Street _
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Steve Hilton is another Cameron adviser who slips slightly this year - not
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because his influence is on the wane - it isn't. It's just that he has been
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slightly overtaken by others. His policy agenda is still the one which
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dominates and his success in working with Nick Clegg's adviser team, and
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melding them into his own operation is a key reason why the Coalition has got
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off to a smooth start.
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**9. (-5) LORD ASHCROFT **
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_Former Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party _
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Michael Ashcroft's influence remains strong, especially after the publication
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of his 'Minority Report' pamphlet which sought to explain the reasons why the
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Conservative Party didn't win an outright majority at the election. His
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subsequent resignation as Deputy Chairman of the Party means that he falls a
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little this year, but his influence on the party's approach to campaigning in
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marginal seats will endure.
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**8. (-3) BORIS JOHNSON **
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_Mayor of London _
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Boris's popularity continues to astonish. Even in the middle of his term of
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office he has far more positives than negatives in the polls. He has been a
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staunch defender of London's interests in public spending discussions with the
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Treasury but it remains to be seen which aspects of his transport
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infrastructure budget will remain protected.
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**7. (-) WILLIAM HAGUE **
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_Foreign Secretary _
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If William Hague came close to quitting politics over the recent non-scandal
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involving his special advisor, Chris Myers, one could hardly have blamed him.
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His position as defacto Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party remains intact
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and he continues to be one of the Prime Minister's closest confidantes as well
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as remaining hugely popular with the voluntary party.
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**6. (+9) ERIC PICKLES **
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_Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government _
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By common consent, Eric Pickles has been the star performer of the Coalition
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so far. He has gripped his department like few other ministers and implemented
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a dizzy array of eye-catching reforms which have led to massive cuts and
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efficiencies in his own department's budget. He is not one of David Cameron's
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inner circle, yet he has been a consistently high performer. Some even talk of
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him as a potential successor to David Cameron.
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**5. (+4) EDWARD LLEWELLYN **
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_Chief of Staff, Number 10 Downing Street _
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A close friend of Cameron since their days at Eton and Oxford, Llewellyn also
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worked with him in the Conservative Research Department in the early 1990s. He
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then worked as an adviser to Chris Patten in Hong Kong, before taking up a
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position with Paddy Ashdown in the Balkans. His role is the lynchpin of
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Cameron's private office. He's not merely a gatekeeper, he is a key influence
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on Cameron, particularly on foreign policy. Llewellyn played an important role
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on the Coalition talks, using his contacts with Paddy Ashdown in a
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particularly skilful manner.
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**4. (+18) FRANCIS MAUDE **
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_Minister of State, Cabinet Office _
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Francis Maude has had a good year, even if few seem to have noticed. His years
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of hard work preparing the Conservative Party for government have paid off
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massively. The implementation team which he headed up ensured that ministerial
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teams were prepared on Day One to put in place the policies they have been
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preparing in opposition. Maude forewent a full cabinet post without complaint
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but is now playing a massively important role in progress chasing throughout
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government and redrawing the very shape of government.
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**3. (NEW) NICK CLEGG **
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_Deputy Prime Minister _
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Some may question the inclusion of the leader of the Liberal Democrats in a
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list of influential people on the right. But Clegg has proved in the last six
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months that he really does belong on this list. His recognition of the need to
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cut the deficit and do it quickly is one reason. His clear influence over
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David Cameron is the other. He is an 'Orange Book' liberal who recognises the
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importance of the free market and the small state. Time will tell if he is
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able to drag the statist elements of his party with him.
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**2. (+1) GEORGE OSBORNE **
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_Chancellor of the Exchequer _
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The Chancellor has had a good year. The next few weeks will determine whether
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the next twelve months will be as successful. The Comprehensive Spending
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Review will define Osborne's period as Chancellor for good or ill. He has
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shown signs of bravery and seems willing to be able to take calculated risks.
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All good politicians are risk takers and all good politician are lucky
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politicians. Osborne seems to be both.
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**1.(-) DAVID CAMERON **
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_Prime Minister & Leader of the Conservative Party _
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Despite not becoming Prime Minister with an overall parliamentary majority,
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David Cameron achieved his main goal. He is master of all he surveys in his
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own party and seems totally at ease leading a Coalition. He persuaded his
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party of its merits and there were few signs of dissent. Just as importantly
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Cameron seems to have taken to the job of PM like a duck to water - none of
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the clunking uncertainty of his predecessor.
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