Rishi Sunak appoints Greg Hands as Conservative party chair in cabinet mini-reshuffle

PM also splits Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy into three departments in Whitehall shake-up UK politics live - latest news updates Rishi Sunak has promoted the trade minister, Greg Hands, to replace Nadhim Zahawi as Conservative party chair as he carries out a mini-reshuffle to try to reassert his grip over his divided party and reshape the government to reflect his priorities. The prime minister has also conducted a shake-up of Whitehall by splitting the Department for B...