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Norman Baker resigns as Home Office minister

Liberal Democrat MP Norman Baker has resigned his role as a Home Office minister, saying working with Home Secretary Theresa May had been like "walking through mud". Lynne Featherstone has been named as his replacement.

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Featherstone 'very happy' to return to Home Office

The incoming Home Office minister Lynne Featherstone has said she is happy with her appointment as Norman Baker's replacement and is looking forward to resuming her work on women's rights, including bringing an end to female genital mutilation.

I am very happy to be returning to the Home Office. I am very proud of what I was able to achieve in my previous role there, not least introducing equal marriage, ending the fingerprinting of children and banning wheel clamping on private land.

I am also looking forward to continuing my work tackling violence against women and girls and on ending FGM at home and abroad.

I have always had a very constructive relationship with Theresa May and I look forward to working with her again.

– Lynne Featherstone

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