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Cabinet reshuffle: Alok Sharma appointed UK business minister

BRITISH Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed Alok Sharma as his new business minister, the governmnet said in a statement on Thursday (13).

Sharma, 52, was also appointed as the minister in charge of the UK's COP26 climate change summit.


He was previously secretary of state for international development.

Sharma has held various roles, becoming the prime minister's infrastructure envoy to India in 2016 and a minister for housing the next year. He became the minister for international development in 2019.

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Row hits Corbyn and Sultana’s new party during inaugural conference

JEREMY CORBYN's new left-wing political party faced a fresh dispute on Saturday after co-founder Zarah Sultana said she would skip the first day of its inaugural conference.

Corbyn had earlier urged members to “come together” at the opening session, as the party attempted to move past its messy launch and position itself as a left-wing challenger to Labour.

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