Philip Dunne re-appointed as Health Minister

Ludlow MP Philip Dunne has been re-appointed as a health minister at the Department of Health as part of the post-election reshuffle.

Mr Dunne will continue as Minister of State For Health, a post that is the second ranked position behind the health secretary. He has held the post since July 2016.

Mr Dunne retained his Ludlow seat in the election last week, with a majority of around 19,000 votes.

He said on Twitter that he was “delighted” to have been re-appointed,

Delighted to have been reappointed Minister of State for Health pic.twitter.com/k8wQZipFLQ

— Philip Dunne (@Dunne4Ludlow) June 13, 2017