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Sat 06 Jun 2007Brown appoints ex-police chief and industry leaderBRITAIN:British prime minister Gordon Brown revealed his promised non-Labour Party appointments yesterday as he put the finishing touches to the ministerial line-up in his "new" government.Former navy chief Sir Alan West joined the Home Office as a junior security minister, while the former head of the Confederation of British Industry, Sir Digby Jones, also joined the government - as trade promotion minister.