The LGA has welcomed the appointment of new Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary Greg Clark, following the sacking of his predecessor Michael Gove by outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Mr Clark and some of his new ministerial team visited the LGA’s Smith Square headquarters shortly after his appointment in July, to meet LGA Chairman Cllr James Jamieson and LGA Conservative Group Leader Cllr Izzi Seccombe.
Cllr Jamieson said: “I have already had an early discussion with Mr Clark to offer our congratulations and to start the discussions about the central/local relationship as he continues to drive forward the Government’s levelling up ambitions.
“The LGA and councils pay tribute to the cabinet ministers who left the Government, including former Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove; Health and Care Secretary Sajid Javid; the former Chancellor, Rishi Sunak; and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities’ (DLUHC) former ministerial team, Kemi Badenoch, Neil O’Brien and Stuart Andrew.”
Other new ministerial appointments include James Cleverley as Education Secretary, Robert Buckland as Wales Secretary, and Marcus Jones and Paul Scully as DLUHC ministers.