Premiership of Tony Blair 18 councils. This result was thought to be partly continued fallout from public dissatisfaction over the decision to invade Iraq, and partly due to a scandal concerning the Home Office's mishandling of the deportation of foreign criminals. At the same time, an affair of Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott with his diary secretary had been made public. Further, some Primary care and Hospital Trust sustained significant deficits and had to release staff, which called into question the position of Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt. On 5 May, Blair reshuffled his Cabinet. Most significantly, Home Secretary Charles Clarke and Foreign Secretary Jack
Veterans Health Administration scandal of 2014 command or how I am able to fire someone who works for me on my staff." The United States House of Representatives was also scheduled to consider the bill "Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2013", related to the scandal. On May 30, 2014, Shinseki apologized and accepted responsibility for the scandal. Later that day he formally resigned as Secretary of Veterans Affairs. On May 30, 2014, "The Hill" reported that the Senate was expected to consider legislation related to the VA scandal during the week of June 2, 2014. Their legislation was expected to address both the need to