Ranil Jayawardena
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 37 |
| Date of birth | September 3,1986 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | London |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Alison Jayawardena |
| Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Party | Conservative Party |
| Children | Daisy Jayawardena |
| Official site | parliament.uk |
| Nationality | British |
| Position | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2015 | |
| Education | London School of Economics and Political Science |
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| Previous position | Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of the United Kingdom (2022–2022) |
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| ID | 418425 |
Ranil Jayawardena Life story
Ranil Malcolm Jayawardena is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament for North East Hampshire since 2015. A member of the Conservative Party, he served under Prime Minister Liz Truss as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from September to October 2022.
Direct action not ruled out by conservation groups over nature policies
... " Mrs McGrady said that neither she nor Mr Bennett had been invited to meet the new Environment Secretary Ranil Jayawardena, which she said was " not normal"...
Cabinet ministers urge Tory MPs to unite behind Liz Truss
... Another leadership rival, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Nadhim Zahawi, has also penned an article - along with Environment Secretary Ranil Jayawardena...
Liz Truss cabinet: Key ministers raise climate targets doubts
... So is the new Truss government going to close the " policy gaps" identified by the CCC, or widen them? The two key cabinet positions for net zero are now held by Jacob Rees-Mogg, the business secretary, who will oversee the all-important energy sector, and Ranil Jayawardena, the environment secretary...
Liz Truss installs allies in key cabinet roles
... Ranil Jayawardena replaces George Eustice as environment secretary, Brandon Lewis gets the justice secretary role and Nadhim Zahawi leaves his job as chancellor to become minister for intergovernmental relations and equalities...
New cabinet: Who is in Liz Truss's top team?
... Ranil Jayawardena has become environment secretary, taking over from George Eustice...
Brexit: UK signs first US state-level trade agreement with Indiana
... Trade Minister Ranil Jayawardena will sign the agreement with the Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb on Friday...
UK plays down Brexit link in US steel tariff row
... Earlier another International Trade Minister, Ranil Jayawardena described the punishing US steel tariffs as " unfair and unnecessary...
Cabinet ministers urge Tory MPs to unite behind Liz Truss
Four cabinet ministers have urged fellow Conservatives to get behind Prime Minister Liz Truss , after a week of open disagreement within The Party .
They warn The Party must unite or it risks Ending Up in opposition.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman and Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt are among those to have written opinion pieces in Sunday's newspapers.
It Comes after a overshadowed the start of the Tory conference.
Disagreements also emerged over calls to raise benefits In Line with inflation.
Ms Braverman and Ms Mordaunt both stood against Ms Truss in the Tory leadership race.
Another leadership rival, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Nadhim Zahawi , has also penned an Article - along with Environment Secretary Ranil Jayawardena .
Meanwhile, senior Tory volunteers have written an open letter to the Sunday Telegraph warning MPs to " stop infighting, unite behind the PM and Focus On delivering for This Country and taking on the Labour Party".
In an echo of the 2015 election campaign, Ms Braverman and Mr Zahawi both suggest that any future Labour Administration would be propped up by the SNP.
Ms Braverman was This Week reported to express a view at odds with government policy on immigration.
But she to warn against " splits and fallout" in the Conservative Party , while stating that she and the Prime Minister are Working Together on immigration.
" Those working with Labour to undermine our Prime Minister are putting the Conservatives' chance of victory at The Next election in real danger, " she writes.
" So The Choice for my colleagues and for us is As Party is simple: Back Liz or get Keir Starmer , hand-in-hand with Nicola Sturgeon . "
In, Mr Zahawi concedes the government did not get the " whole package right" when it came to its plan for growing the economy.
But he says " now is the time" for the Tories to rally behind Ms Truss, adding that his fellow Conservatives need to hold their nerve.
The Cabinet Office minister adds that Tory MPs should be supporting their leader, not " working against her" as he cautioned " division will only result In Drift , delay and defeat".
Ms Mordaunt, who stated her support for increasing benefits In Line with inflation despite no such commitment from government, is also warning against party infighting.
" Division will only play into The Hands of those who would take Our Country in the wrong direction, " adding, " we have to unite behind the Prime Minister and fight".
Mr Jayawardena's echoes this message, saying colleagues must " get behind" the Ms Truss and " deliver, deliver, deliver".
BBC political correspondent Ian Watson says No 10 is keen to quell any talk of rebellion among Conservatives as MPs return to Westminster This Week after The Party conference season.
But he says despite the co-ordinated messages from cabinet ministers, Ms Truss's internal critics could interpret the need for such explicit declarations of support as A Sign of Vulnerability .
Source of news: bbc.com
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