26/07/19 GM crops, new Defra minister, vets
Boris Johnson speech says rules on GM should change. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs gets a new boss, Theresa Villiers. What is Michael Gove's legacy?
New prime minister Boris Johnson has said he wants to "liberate" bioscience sector from "anti-genetic modification rules". Professor Dale Sanders from the John Innes Centre tells us what he makes of that.
Theresa Villiers is the new boss at Defra and the sixth Environment Secretary in nine years. She's an MP in the London constituency of Chipping Barnet and a passionate Brexiteer, we find out a bit more about her.
As Michael Gove starts a new job in the new cabinet, we reflect on his legacy at Defra.
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