As part of Cabinet appointments, the Prime Minister confirmed that
Hilary Benn will continue as Secretary of State for Environment, Food
and Rural Affairs.
Hilary Benn said: ”I am delighted to be continuing as Secretary of
State at Defra. We’ve got a lot of work to do. We need to feed an extra
3 billion people by 2050, to adapt to the demands of a changing climate
that will affect the way we live and do business, and to protect the
environment on which our economic security ultimately depends.
To do all of these things we must have a strong farming industry, an
environment that supports our own health and wellbeing and an economy
that is sustainable and low carbon."
