Wednesday, 16 July 2014

Hopkins Moved To Cover Local Government Brief

Kris Hopkins has been moved off the housing brief after just nine months as part of the reshuffle in what has been branded a ‘ministerial merry-go-round’, the CLG has confirmed. Mr Hopkins, MP for Keighley, was promoted to housing minister in the last reshuffle in October, replacing Mark Prisk. A spokesperson for the CLG said that Mr Hopkins will cover local government. The CLG confirmed that Brandon Lewis has been promoted to cover the housing and planning brief, uniting the two roles. Read more on Inside Housing.

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