Hayes – who made himself unpopular with the UK’s renewables sector almost as soon as he was appointed last September – will be replaced by fellow Conservative Michael Fallon at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
Fallon is currently a minister in the UK’s Department of Business. He will retain his role in that department, but add Hayes' former portfolio to it, potentially providing a bridge between energy and industrial strategy, and a wider remit for the UK's low-carbon future.
Fallon's
