Ed, the decision not to put Andrew Leslie into cabinet was likely driven by a combination of regional representation and gender parity criteria. Had there been room for him at the cabinet table, I do not think it would be wise to put him in a portfolio that contains a department where, in a previous career, he buried bodies and shut skeletons in closets. With his master's degree in conflict studies from the London School of Economics, he would seem to be a better fit for foreign affairs.

I am watching to see if he winds up a parliamentary secretary.