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Michael Gove appointed as environment secretary
Mr Gove served as justice secretary from 2015-16 but Mrs May did not appoint him to the cabinet when she became Prime Minister last July.
Andrea Leadsom becomes leader of the Commons 

Theresa May has appointed Michael Gove as Defra’s secretary of state during a cabinet reshuffle.

Mr Gove, elected as Conservative MP for Surrey Heath in 2005, served as justice secretary from 2015-16, but Mrs May did not appoint him to the cabinet when she became Prime Minister last July.

Andrea Leadsom has served as Defra secretary of state since she was appointed in July 2016, succeeding Liz Truss, who replaced Mr Gove as justice secretary. As of 11 June, Mrs Leadsom was appointed Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons.

As environment secretary, Mr Gove will be responsible for:
  • overseeing EU exit work and the overall policy programme
  • international relations
  • emergencies
  • departmental administration

Other governmental roles fulfilled by Mr Gove include shadow minister for housing (2005-2007), shadow secretary of state for children, schools and families (2007-2010) and education secretary (2010). More recently he has served as government chief whip, parliamentary secretary to the treasury and lord chancellor.

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Building Great Workplaces webinars return

News Story 1
 BVA has announced a new series of its Building Great Workplaces lunchtime webinars.

Launching from 16 July, the sessions will explore patient safety, motivation, client communication and more.

Its first webinar, exploring neurodiversity in the workplace, will take place at 1pm on Thursday, 16 July. It will feature guest speakers from The Vet Project, a group which supports neurodiversity in veterinary environments.

The following three webinars take place in September, October and November.

Booking is open on the BVA website 

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New form for online veterinary medicines retailers

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has produced a new online form for retailers wishing to sell veterinary medicines on the internet.

The form replace the previous Word version and is part of the VMD's ongoing commitment to digitise its processes. Anyone retailing prescription medicines online, including POM-V, POM-VPS and NFA-VPS categories, is lawfully required to register with the VMD before trading.

The change only applies to new applicants. Retailers already listed on the VMD's Register of Online Retailers or registered under the Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS) do not need to do anything.