The brand new British Minister of Agriculture is Steve Reed from the Labour Social gathering, which received 33.7% of the votes within the parliamentary elections, in line with preliminary outcomes.
New Minister of Agriculture at DEFRA
New British Minister of Agriculture left Steve ReedThe MP for Streatham and Croydon North has joined the Division for Surroundings, Meals and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) after victory of the Labour Social gathering on Friday 5 July. Throughout the election marketing campaign, Reed was already the Labour Social gathering’s Minister for Surroundings, Meals and Rural Affairs.
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Steve Reed’s profession: from council chief to DEFRA boss
Reed beforehand served as Labour’s spokesman for justice and earlier than that for communities and native authorities. He has been a Member of Parliament since 2012. Earlier than his first election to the Home of Commons, Reed, 60, was chief of Lambeth Borough Council for six years.
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The brand new DEFRA boss comes from a working-class household, rising up on the outskirts of London. His father labored in a printing firm and his mom was a cleaner. Reed was the primary member of his household to finish a college diploma, and he started his profession in academic and enterprise publishing.
Labour positive factors, Conservatives lose – election outcomes
Within the parliamentary elections, the Labour Social gathering received 33.7% of the votes in line with preliminary outcomesup 1.6 proportion factors from the earlier election. The Conservative Social gathering received 23.7% of the vote, down some 20 proportion factors from the earlier election and the Tories’ worst ever outcome. The previous Brexit Social gathering, Reform UK, received 14.3% of the vote, the Liberal Democrats 12.2% and the Greens 6.8%.
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