Promotion for MP to be the new policy chief for the PM
Arundel and South Downs MP Andrew Griffith has been promoted to be Boris Johnson’s new policy chief.
Mr Griffith, whose constituency covers an area including Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint, was the UK’s net zero business champion and one of Mr Johnson’s Parliamentary Private Secretaries since September. He has been brought in to replace Munira Mirza as minister for policy and head of the Prime Minister’s policy unit.
Speaking about his new role on Twitter, Mr Griffith said: “I am sad about Munira’s decision to leave but I look forward to helping the excellent No10 policy unit team, my Parliamentary colleagues and ministers all work together to deliver a focussed agenda based on strong Conservative principles.
“With the benefit of the strong mandate that the Prime Minister obtained at the 2019 General Election and his leadership through the Covid pandemic, the No10 Policy Unit has a vital role to play delivering policies that reflect the priorities of people across the UK.”
Lib Dem group leader at Mid Sussex District Council Alison Bennett, who stood against Mr Griffith in the 2019 general election, said: “His awful judgement on this will hang around him like a bad smell once Boris Johnson has gone.”