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
Foreign Secretary (India) External Affairs Ministry. The role of Foreign Secretary is as follows: The Foreign Secretary is eligible for a Diplomatic passport. The official earmarked residence of the Union Foreign Secretary is 3, Circular Road, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, a Type-VIII bungalow. As the Foreign Secretary is of the rank of Secretary to Government of India, his/her salary is equivalent to Chief Secretaries of State Governments and to Vice Chief of Army Staff/Commanders, in the rank of Lieutenant General and equivalent ranks in Indian Armed Forces. Foreign Secretary (India) The Foreign Secretary ("Videsh Sachiv") is the administrative head of the Ministry of External