Cabinet reshuffle: Victoria Prentis promoted to Environment Minister

Cecilia Keating
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Cabinet reshuffle: Victoria Prentis promoted to Environment Minister

Former fisheries minister is promoted to minister of state at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

Victoria Prentis has been promoted to be minister of state at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), as Number 10 yesterday continued its reshuffle of the government's ranks...

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