
Michelle Donelan MP, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport leaves Downing Street on September 6
(Picture: Getty Images)Michelle Donelan was appointed as our new Culture Secretary yesterday evening, replacing Nadine Dorries.
As Prime Minister Liz Truss scrambled to form her new government, Donelan was in the running alongside heavy-hitters Penny Mordaunt and Kemi Badenoch but then nearly didn’t get the job at all: Truss first offered it to Dorries, who opted instead to resign.