Chris Pincher has been re-appointed housing minister in
the renamed Ministry for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (MLUHC). Lord
Stephen Greenhalgh also retains his position as minister for building safety.
He will serve under new secretary of state Michael Gove and alongside other new
appointees Kemi Badenoch, who will serve as minister for equalities and
planning reform critic and former adviser Neil O’Brien who will join in a
junior role. The department has been renamed, from Ministry for Communities
& Local Government, as part of efforts to underline the government’s pledge
to spread wealth and opportunity to all parts of the United Kingdom. Read more
on the Housing Today website.
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