UK's foreign, interior ministers leave in govt reshuffle

LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) British Prime Minister Tony Blair moved Foreign Minister Jack Straw and Interior Minister Charles Clarke in a reshuffle that follows dismal local election results, British media reported today.

Clarke will leave the government while Straw will become the leader of the lower house of parliament. His former role will be split into two with one minister named for Europe and one for the rest of the world, Sky Television said.

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