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UK's Cameron reappoints Hammond as foreign minister

LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Philip Hammond was reappointed British foreign minister on Friday, Prime Minister David Cameron announced after his Conservative Party won a national election.
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Hammond, who had been in the role since July last year, will likely play a key part in Cameron's plans to renegotiate Britain's ties with the European Union ahead of a membership referendum by the end of 2017. (Reporting by Kylie MacLellan; editing by William Schomberg)

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