Tory women set for promotion in David Cameron's second reshuffle next week The Prime Minister was already under fire at his first reshuffle in September 2012 for reducing the number of women MPs with full Cabinet rank from five to four. He has also held meetings with the Conservative Women's Forum, which comprises the party's 37 out of the party's 49 Tory MPs, to listen to their concerns. Mr Cameron has been given more room to manoeuvre after transport minister Simon Burns quit to run for the job of deputy House of Commons speaker. Mr Burns" departure offers Mr Cameron the chance to bring in a heavy hitter who can focus on selling the controversial £50 billion high speed rail line to a sceptical public. Michael Fallon, the Business minister who has managed to privatise Royal Mail in the teeth of a threatened national postal strike, is one candidate. Mr Fallon is known to have good relations with two Liberal Democrat ministers in the Department for Business and is a polished media performer. There could also be a return to Government benches for Liam Fox, the former defence secretary who quit over the Adam Werritty scandal. Dr Fox, who has just finished a book, has spent months trying to reorientate the Tory party towards appealing to the blue collar working class vote. He is also thought to be close to Lynton Crosby, the Tories" election strategist, after serving under him as party chairman at the 2005 general election. There is also speculation that Matt Hancock MP, a former aide to George Osborne and now a junior minister in the Business department, will get a bigger job. Others who could be on the move include Nick Boles, the planning minister, who has suggested he is tiring of battles with campaigners over planning reforms.