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The former deputy chief whip takes on the role two years after Pincher was drafted in following the departure of Esther McVey, who only managed seven
Asked what his main priorities are, Lee Rowley answers without hesitation: “I want to be a champion of the sector across government – it’s important that
Kwasi Kwarteng official UK Parliament portrait Kwasi Kwarteng has been named as the new construction minister, replacing Nadhim Zahawi who has become minister for vaccine deployment. Kwarteng, MP for Spelthorne in Surrey, has been at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial strategy since July 2019. His remit included energy, carbon budgets and green finance and has now been expanded to include construction and the nuclear sector. A former analyst in financial services, the Conservative was elected to parliament in 2010 and previously served as private secretary to chancellor Philip...
By Elizabeth Hopkirk2020-12-10T07:00:00+00:00 Judith Hackitt, Clive Betts and Amber Rudd on ‘target list’ as firm sought to cast doubt on safety of rival non-combustible products Kingspan commissioned and deliberately “gamed” tests on competitors’ insulation in order to “plant seeds of doubt” in the corridors of power about the safety of non-combustible materials after the Grenfell fire, the inquiry heard yesterday. It was told the Irish construction giant also hired a leading firm of political lobbyists straight after the tragedy in a bid to influence key decision-makers incl...