Jacob Rees-Mogg has been appointed Business Secretary, which will see him in charge of the energy and climate brief.
(Picture: REUTERS)Green campaigners have criticised the appointment of Jacob Rees-Mogg as Business Secretary, which will see him in charge of the energy and climate brief.
His appointment to lead the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Beis), which is also responsible for climate action, comes as households across the UK face crippling energy bills this winter, caused by sky-high gas prices, in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
