There was a fair bit of chop and change in this week's government reshuffle, and nowhere more so than among the top construction posts, with the housing, building regulations and construction procurement briefs all changing hands. Perhaps the most surprising change was at housing, where well-regarded housing minister Mark Prisk was sacked after just 12 months, to be replaced by junior minister Kris Hopkins. Awkwardly, Prisk, 51, tweeted he had been asked to "step aside [...] for a younger generation", a full 12 months younger to be exact as Hopkins is 50. Amusingly one of the few ministers to retain his construction brief is planning minister Nick Boles, who appears keen to move on, telling last week's Tory conference: "You can shoot me if I'm planning minister after the next election."
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