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PM is reportedly considering offering job of BEIS Secretary to Boris Johnson, in an effort to give the current Foreign Secretary a beefed-up role in Brexit negotiations

The New Year has kicked off in a cloud of uncertainty for politicians at the heart of green policymaking in the May government, with rumours the Prime Minister is considering a major reshuffle that would...

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