…Another high profile casualty was Jack Straw, the foreign secretary, who has played a leading role, along with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and the foreign ministers of France and Germany, in the West’s confrontation with Iran over its nuclear program. He was moved to the less prestigious post of leader of the House of Commons, responsible for maintaining Labor party discipline.

Mr. Straw was replaced by Margaret Beckett, the environment minister, and Britain’s first female foreign secretary.
nytimes.com

Too soft on Iran.

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