Brexiteer Penny Mordaunt replaces Priti Patel as UK International Development Secretary

The UK Work and Pensions minister Penny Mordaunt has been appointed as the new International Development Secretary.

Brexiteer Penny Mordaunt replaces Priti Patel as UK International Development Secretary
Thu, 09 Nov, 2017 - 15:13

The UK Work and Pensions minister Penny Mordaunt has been appointed as the new International Development Secretary.

Ms Mordaunt, the minister for the disabled, has replaced Priti Patel following her resignation yesterday over unauthorised meetings with senior Israelis.

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