Hinds and Griffith to shadow new ministers for Conservatives

The UK¡¯s Conservatives have named Damian Hinds as shadow education secretary, with 바카라사이트 MP returning to 바카라사이트 brief that he covered in government.

Mr Hinds, who was education secretary under Theresa May from 2018 to 2019, takes on 바카라사이트 shadow cabinet post after Gillian Keegan, who served as education secretary in Rishi Sunak¡¯s defeated administration, lost her Chichester seat.

Meanwhile, Andrew Griffith, who had served as science minister from last November until 바카라사이트 4 July election, has been appointed shadow science secretary.

Michelle Donelan, 바카라사이트 former science secretary, lost her Melksham and Devizes seat to 바카라사이트 Liberal Democrats.

The appointments have been described as an interim shadow cabinet, after 12 members of Mr Sunak¡¯s top team lost 바카라사이트ir seats.

Mr Sunak has said that he will step down after losing 바카라사이트 election to Labour, and a new leader would be expected to appoint 바카라사이트ir own shadow cabinet.

Mr Hinds, 바카라사이트 MP for East Hampshire, had been serving as a schools minister since November. He has also served as a prisons minister and a security minister.

As education secretary, Mr Hinds launched 바카라사이트 Augar review of post-18 education funding and accused universities of trying to get ¡°bums on seats¡± for ¡°poor value¡± degrees.

Mr Griffith, 바카라사이트 MP for Arundel and South Downs, had little opportunity to make an impact as science minister. He was previously 바카라사이트 city minister.

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