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Number 10 denies government is planning to merge Departments for Business, Transport, and Culture

03 January 2019 •

Number 10 denies government is planning to merge Departments for Business, Transport, and Culture

But Sun reports suggest proposal for new 'super-ministry' is under consideration, prompting fears climate change would slip down government priority list

Proposals for a major Whitehall revamp that would merge the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) with the Department for Transport (DfT), and the Department for Digital, Culture,...

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