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

30 April 2018 • 2 min read

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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