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Defra beefs up civil servant headcount as it grapples with Brexit challenge

Madeleine Cuff
Madeleine Cuff
clock 30 April 2018 •
Defra beefs up civil servant headcount as it grapples with Brexit challenge

Department at the heart of major post-Brexit environmental policy challenges has hired 1,150 new staff members

The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has hired 1,150 new members of staff to support its work on Brexit, Secretary of State Michael Gove revealed last week. Defra faces...

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