Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has broken up the government’s business department to sharpen focus on energy and science, despite concerns it could prove costly, the Financial Times reports. The paper says the PM also used the reshuffle to fill the vacant post of Conservative party chair. Hannah White from the Institute for Government said the shake-up would eventually bring focus to priority areas but could cost “well over £100m” and take years, the paper notes.
Sources suggest the UK has moved past its technical recession with first-quarter growth surpassing that of the US and Eurozone, a positive development for Rishi Sunak.