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Cabinet reshuffle: Top green posts up for grabs as Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom and Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers sacked

13 February 2020 • 5 min read

Boris Johnson makes sweeping changes to top green jobs in government ahead of crucial year for UK's net zero strategy and COP26 preparations

Andrea Leadsom has been sacked as Business Secretary and Theresa Villiers is to be replaced at the helm of Defra, as Boris Johnson looks to promote new Ministers to drive the UK's net zero strategy, COP26...

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