Happy 40th Birthday #Channel4 From Countdown to Shameless, Fr Ted to Friends, Gogglebox to the IT Crowd, Film 4 to the absolutely fabulous Paralympics and so much more - thank you for so many moments of joy. Ad multos annos!

We're pleased to be a founding member of the coalition of countries working together on the global treaty to end plastic pollution by 2040.

Hear from Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey below 👇

On behalf of Defra UK I want to celebrate our farmers - the original friends of the earth - on #BackBritishFarmingDay .

Rain or shine, you do so much great work putting food on our tables and protecting our natural environment.

Lose to Forest; great win vs Ajax; lose to Leeds. Come on Liverpool FC. We need the big comeback vs Spurs #YNWA

As I move back to the Govt Whips Office I would like to thank the excellent staff at Defra UK and wish Thérèse Coffey well in supporting UK agriculture and our wonderful natural environment.

𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃: We've recruited more doctors and nurses since August 2021.

✅ This government is committed to protecting the NHS and tackling covid related backlogs.

We welcome back Trudy Harrison MP as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at Defra.

Great decision Rob.

Delighted to welcome Thérèse Coffey as our Secretary of State. Welcome back to Defra UK, we look forward to working with you

The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak chaired his first Cabinet this morning.

The PM outlined how economic stability and fiscal sustainability would be at the heart of this government’s mission – acting with compassion and protecting the most vulnerable.

We are delighted to welcome the new #Environment Secretary Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey to Defra.

Safer Streets. Better schools. Control of our borders. Levelling Up.

Conservatives will deliver on the manifesto we were elected on.

#PMQs

The Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey MP @ThereseCoffey has been appointed Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Defra UK.

#Reshuffle

I will unite our country, not with words, but with action.

I will work day in and day out to deliver for you.

Watch my speech from Downing Street 👇

Huge thanks to my great ministerial team at Department of Health and Social Care. We achieved a lot together in seven weeks. Thank you to our civil servants and all those working in health and social care. #PlanforPatients #ABCD

I was delighted to meet Tanaiste Leo Varadkar this week at No12. The ongoing friendship between our countries is founded in mutual interests. We agreed to keep working together on a range of issues, including shared healthcare arrangements and wider European challenges.

A reliable transport system is vital for people to access key services like healthcare and education.

That’s why we’re introducing a Bill to ensure minimum service levels across specified transport services during strike action.

More on the Bill 👇

My sympathies are with the families affected by the failings in maternity care at East Kent Hospital. These shocking events should not have happened.
As Minister Dr Caroline Johnson MP Johnson sets out, we will carefully consider Dr Kirkup's report questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statem…

We are protecting the triple lock on pensions to ensure pensioners get the most generous support, as well as providing extra support with their energy bills.