Blow to Defra secretary Steve Reed as his top civil servant quits

Steve Reed - NFU

 Permanent secretary Tamara Finkelstein is to step down

Environment secretary Steve Reed has revealed Defra’s most senior civil servant is quitting the department in the summer, in a move that has surprised industry insiders.

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