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Welsh health minister apologises for Thatcher reshuffle gaffe

Eluned Morgan, the Health Minister of Wales, apologized for a Facebook post in which she joked about the late Margaret Thatcher in relation to the recent UK government reshuffle.

The reshuffle saw David Cameron return to the cabinet as Foreign Secretary, appointed by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Morgan's post, which has since been deleted, included a picture of Lady Thatcher's funeral hearse and a comment suggesting Thatcher might be the next to join the government.

The post drew criticism from various political figures, including Conservative MP Fay Jones and Conservative Member of the Senedd Laura Anne Jones, who found it offensive and inappropriate. Following these criticisms, Morgan removed the joke and the picture from her post before deleting it entirely.

In the reshuffle, David Cameron, who had resigned as an MP following the Brexit referendum, was made a peer and replaced James Cleverly as Foreign Secretary. Cleverly, in turn, took over Suella Braverman's role as Home Secretary. The decision to appoint a member of the House of Lords to a significant office like the Foreign Secretary has been criticized by some, including senior Welsh Labour MP Sir Chris Bryant and Plaid Cymru Westminster leader Liz Saville Roberts, for lacking democratic accountability.

Labour's Shadow Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens commented on the irony of Sunak's decision, considering he had previously described Cameron's administration as a failed status quo. In contrast, former Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns praised Cameron's experience and commitment, seeing his appointment as a sign of the Conservative Party's seriousness about governance.

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