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Jenrick appointed to Department of Health and Social care while Baker goes to Northern Ireland OfficeRobert Jenrick, who left government under a cloud after he intervened to grant planning permission to a Conservative donor, has made a return to the frontbench, as has Steve Baker, the Brexit hardliner and former leading backbench rebel.It came as Liz Truss reached out to some Rishi Sunak supporters in a series of junior ministerial appointments, a day after she appointed a cabinet made up almost entirely of allies and backers in the leadership race. Continue reading...