Written by Alistair Driver
George Eustice, who first became a junior Minister at Defra in 2013, has been appointed as Defra Secretary, replacing Theresa Villiers, who was sacked this morning after just six months in the role.
Mr Eustice will arrive with vast experience of the brief, having played a big part in developing Defra’s post-Brexit agricultural policy.
More soon.
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