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Kelly defends decision to leave

Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly has defended her decision to step down as a minister at the next cabinet reshuffle.

The mother-of-four told the Labour conference it was time to “step back” from politics and put her family first.

There had been reports she was unhappy with Gordon Brown’s leadership, but she described him as a “towering figure”.

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Mr Brown told the BBC Ms Kelly had informed him of her plans in May, adding: “There are no political issues between Ruth and me.”

Mr Brown, who left for the US immediately after the end of the Labour conference, denied suggestions more resignations might follow.

Embryology Bill

The reshuffle could come as early as next week, following the Conservative Party conference.

Ms Kelly, whose four children are aged 11 or under, was appointed transport secretary in July 2007 after Mr Brown took over as prime minister.

There had been speculation the 40-year-old, a devout Catholic, could leave the government because of her objections to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill.

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Bolton West MP Ms Kelly, who previously served as communities secretary and education secretary, is understood to have wanted to resign in May, but to have been asked by Mr Brown to stay on until the next reshuffle.

BBC political editor Nick Robinson said Ms Kelly was known to be unhappy with the direction of the government in recent months and, before the prime minister’s conference speech on Tuesday, a number of cabinet ministers had been considering resigning levitra with her.

‘Determination’

But Ms Kelly told the Labour conference in Manchester: “It’s been a tremendous privilege to have worked with both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, two towering figures in the Labour Party, government and on the world stage.

“But, as well as a frontline politician, I’m also proud to be a mother and a wife. To have been able to hold these jobs, I’ve relied on the support of my husband and my family.

“So I ask for your understanding when I say that I now owe it to my children and family to take a step back and start putting them first.

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