Energy minister Graham Stuart resigns from Government to focus on local issues

Energy minister Graham Stuart has announced that he is standing down from from his role in Government to focus on local issues in his constituency.

He added that he is planning to focus on issues such as making roads safer, broadband delivery and increasing the number of defibrillators in his constituency as well as improving access to dentistry and healthcare, working with farmers on flooding, and championing his Make Our Roads Safer campaign. In addition to his role as energy and net zero minister, Mr Stuart also served in the Foreign Office, the Department for International Trade and as an assistant whip to the Treasury.

Mr Stuart’s resignation is the latest in a series of resignations from Mr Sunak’s government in a fresh blow for the Prime Minister.

Source: Energy Industry News (energyindustrynews.net)

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