Eustice replaces Villiers as Defra secretary in cabinet reshuffle

Eustice replaces Villiers as Defra secretary in cabinet reshuffle

Farming minister George Eustice has replaced Theresa Villiers as Defra secretary as Boris Johnson conducts his first cabinet reshuffle following last year’s general election.  Eustice is renowned for his farming background and previously held the farming and...
Theresa Villiers replaces Michael Gove at Defra

Theresa Villiers replaces Michael Gove at Defra

Theresa Villiers has been appointed Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s cabinet. She replaces Michael Gove. Villiers served as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from September 2012 until July 2016....
Food tariffs on the agenda for imports – Gove

Food tariffs on the agenda for imports – Gove

Speaking during the recent NFU Conference at the ICC Birmingham, Secretary of State at Defra Michael Gove has promised to protect farmers and the food industry from cheap food imports. In her own speech to Conference, NFU President Minette Batters called for the...