Food Ministry Is Back ; Gordon Brown Last Night Turned the Clock Back in Whitehall by Recreating a Core Department Responsible Only for Food, Farming and Rural Life.

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Gordon Brown last night turned the clock back in Whitehall by recreating a core department responsible only for food, farming and rural life.

In a move seen by many as a return to the days of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF), the Prime Minister unveiled a wide-ranging shake-up of Government which also saw the return of several old faces. Peter Mandelson, Margaret Beckett and Nick Brown were among the controversial ex-ministers from the Blair era to make a political comeback.

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Food Ministry Is Back ; Gordon Brown Last Night Turned the Clock Back in Whitehall by Recreating a Core Department Responsible Only for Food, Farming and Rural Life.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) will be stripped of its responsibilities for climate change leaving minister Hilary Benn - who will stay in charge - to concentra...

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