Green departments welcome new junior ministers

James Murray
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Green departments welcome new junior ministers

Former Net Zero Business Champion Andrew Griffith appointed as Financial Secretary to the Treasury, as part of latest wave of ministerial appointments

Departments with responsibility for net zero and environmental policies welcomed a host of new junior ministers yesterday, just hours before the news of Queen Elizabeth II death was confirmed. Number...

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