Former minister for international trade Ranil Jayawardena has been announced as the new Defra secretary. Mr Jayawardena, who was appointed to prime minister Liz Truss’ new cabinet on Tuesday 6 September, is relatively unknown in agriculture but will now have oversight of farming, environment, water and nature policy. He replaces George Eustice, Conservative MP for […]
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