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Interview: Andrew Griffiths


Andrew Griffiths is off to a good start but what are his plans for the future?

Paul Evans

Posted 12 May 2018 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Opinion|Inside Trading Standards|National


OPINION: Andrew Griffiths discusses his early priorities as Small Business Minister, including product safety, consumer markets, regulatory reform and the role of Trading Standards in supporting fair competition and business confidence.

“I bet everyone says this, but if I could have picked a Ministerial job then this would be it.”

It’s just a few months since Andrew Griffiths was appointed the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and the Burton MP’s enthusiasm shows no sign of waning.

“I am quite a practical kind of polit...

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