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The UK government has announced its business department will be split into separate departments for science, business and energy. The new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, to give it its full name, represents the return of an energy and climate-focused department after a seven-year hiatus.

Sacked Tory party chairman Nadhim Zahawi has been replaced with Greg Hands, who had been trade minister and Grant Shapps, who had been business secretary, will now be the Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary.

PM announces Zahawi replacement and breaks up business department

The Prime Minister created four new government departments

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reshuffled his cabinet on Tuesday, breaking up two departments to better suit his pledges to spur the economy, reduce energy prices and turn around his party's fortunes before an election expected next year.

Controversial MP appointed as Greg Hands’ deputy; Michelle Donelan becomes minister for science, innovation and technology

Report reveals accounting officer given ‘ministerial direction’ to push ahead with energy scheme despite objections

Public spending watchdog says £69bn package was applied so quickly it could be open to fraud

Civil servants told ministers they did not have enough time to work out the implications of the Government’s energy support schemes.

This quirk in determining the price of electricity has meant UK households have overpaid by up to £7.2billion throughout 2021 and 2022 according to the new research