Number 10 confirms Ministerial teams at DESNZ and Defra

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer appoints latest wave of Ministers to take on green policy briefs

Number 10 is putting the finishing touches to its new government, with the confirmation of a wave of appointments to junior Ministerial roles. Yesterday afternoon the government announced a series of...

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