Worcester MP Robin Walker has been appointed as Scotland Office minister
MP Robin Walker has been appointed as the Scotland Office minister.
Mr Walker tweeted: "A huge honour to be made Minister for the union working with @BorisJohnson @ScotSecofState and @NIOgov.
- our precious union deserves to thrive through brexit & beyond. I will work with colleagues all across the UK to ensure that it does."
Mr Walker has been the MP for Worcester since 2010. He was named as parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Scotland Office yesterday (Friday).
He has replaced Ian Duncan, who has been moved to the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
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