Continua sul PostWilliam Hague is to stand down as foreign secretary with immediate effect and will take on the lesser role of leader of the House of Commons as he prepares to end his political career by retiring as an MP at the next election.
A new foreign secretary will be appointed by the prime minister when he completes his reshuffle on Tuesday. It is understood that it will not be George Osborne, who had been tipped to take the job after the election.