A WORCESTERSHIRE MP has been given six key responsibilities after starting work in Theresa May’s new-look Government.

Wyre Forest MP Mark Garnier’s key role in the post-Brexit trade negotiations have been revealed, with the ex-banker handed a detailed list of priorities.

Mr Garnier will take the lead on trade deals with other nations involving finance, as well as advanced manufacturing and aerospace.

The automotive trade, education and the creative industries will also come under his hefty workload as a minister in the brand new Department for International Trade.

The list, which has been published on the Government’s website, has been put together after talks involving Liam Fox, the new International Trade Secretary.

It comes as the Government is reportedly planning to ‘leverage’ parts of its £11 billion foreign aid budget towards building new trade deals around the world.

Mr Garnier said he was “thrilled” by the responsibilities.

“This is all about seeking opportunities for the UK in the wider world as well as securing the best relationship with the EU after we exit,” he said.

“This builds on my work as a PM Trade Envoy and is one I will relish.”

It comes after a whirlwind few weeks in which 27 countries have expressed a desire to secure trade deals with the UK including China, India, Canada, America and Australia since the sensational Brexit vote.

Reports have suggested the Government is prepared to leverage its £11 billion foreign aid budget to build a series of new trade deals as it leaves the European Union.

Priti Patel, the new International Development Secretary, and her ministers will use meetings with foreign leaders from countries that receive foreign aid to open the door to new deals.

While rules bar Britain from explicitly tying trade deals to foreign aid, she has already reportedly held meetings with Mr Fox to discuss how they can use the foreign aid budget to bolster trade deals.

Mr Garnier was made a minister for international trade by Mrs May in her reshuffle three weeks ago, his first role within the Government since first being elected in 2010.