Reshuffle: Number 10 shakes up Ministerial ranks at DESNZ and Defra

James Murray
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Keir Starmer confirms major changes to Ministerial teams tasked with delivering on the government's net zero and nature agendas

Number 10 completed a major reshuffle this weekend, in the wake of Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner's resignation over her failure to pay the full stamp duty due on her new home. Following days of...

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