Richard Harrington joins BEIS team, as speculation mounts over energy price cap

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Reshuffle continues, as reports suggest Prime Minister is under mounting pressure to axe energy price cap proposals from Queen's Speech

The government's reshuffle continued yesterday with Richard Harrington joining the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and Energy Minister Jesse Norman departing for a new role...

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