May appoints MP with no digital experience to lead DCMS

Tom Allen
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IT leaders told us that they are "disappointed" in the choice

In a continuation of what is starting to look like a permanent state of ‘reshuffle' for this government, Prime Minister Theresa May has appointed attorney general Jeremy Wright as the new secretary...

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