TAUNTON Deane MP Jeremy Browne has lost his job as Home Office minister following a Government reshuffle today (October 7).

Mr Browne will be replaced by fellow Lib Dem Norman Baker.

The decision has been described as one of the biggest shocks of the reshuffle.

Today's announcement does not effect Mr Browne's commitments in his role as MP for Taunton Deane.

The reshuffle of Conservative and Liberal Democrat ministers in the coalition government started earlier today.

Labour leader Ed Miliband is also planning a shake-up of his frontbench team.

The last reshuffle was in September 2012.