Grant Shapps has been appointed as the new secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy (BEIS), following the resignation of Jacob Rees-Mogg. He becomes the fifth BEIS secretary in just over three years. Meanwhile. Thérèse Coffey has been named environment secretary. Includes comment by Utility Week editor James Wallin on the key priorities for the new Cabinet members and what their appointments mean for the sector.
Shapps appointed BEIS secretary; Coffey returns to Defra
