Kemi Badenoch has been appointed the new secretary of state for business and trade in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s latest cabinet reshuffle.
Her previous position was international trade secretary, but she will retain her current "president of the board of trade" title and remain minister for women and equalities. The move is part of a Whitehall reorganisation announced at the same time as the reshuffle, in which the prime minister has created two new departments for energy security, and science, innovation and technology, abolished international trade and reorganised business and culture to better reflect his priorities. "A combined Department for Business and Trade will support growth by backing British businesses at hom...
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