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Dame Therese Coffey nominated for political peerage

Ms Coffey once blamed the Government's lack of preparedness for Storm Babet in the East of England due to rain coming from the 'wrong direction'

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Dame Therese Coffey served as Defra Secretary for just over a year under former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
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Dame Therese Coffey served as Defra Secretary for just over a year under former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Former Defra Secretary Dame Therese Coffey has been nominated for a peerage after her work as a Government minister. Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch had nominated Ms Coffey for the peerage,...

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