British Conservative Party leader Mr Michael Howard tonight carried out a radical shadow cabinet re-shuffle and restructure, whittling down his main frontbench team to only 12 names.
Mr Oliver Letwin, former shadow home secretary becomes shadow chancellor and ex-shadow to the Deputy Prime Minister Mr David Davis become shadow home secretary.
In a move to surprise Westminster Mr Tim Yeo, ex-shadow trade secretary becomes combined shadow health and education secretaries.
Former party chairman Ms Theresa May remains in the shadow cabinet with the environment and transport portfolios.
Mr Michael Ancram remains shadow foreign secretary and deputy leader.
Newly-appointed shadow chancellor Mr Letwin said: "This is not intended to be the structure of a future Conservative government.
"We recognise that in government there are reasons why Whitehall is divided up in to the departments it is."
However, in opposition there was no need for the party to be "constrained" by the bureaucratic Whitehall structure, he told journalists.
The new team will allow Conservatives to focus on issues that matter most to voters, he added.