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Who is Claire Coutinho?

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Rishi Sunak may have shelved his plan for a big reshuffle but we have had some cabinet changes today. Grant Shapps has taken his fifth cabinet position in one year, replacing Ben Wallace as Defence Secretary, and Sunak loyalist Claire Coutinho will take over as Energy Secretary. What does Coutinho’s appointment reveal? 

James Heale speaks to Fraser Nelson and Katy Balls. 

Produced by Oscar Edmondson. 

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