May appoints MP with no digital experience to lead DCMS
IT leaders told us that they are "disappointed" in the choice

Jeremy Wright is in charge of digital, but has been in the justice sector for 15 years
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 of...
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