Ousted Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith is to retain his ministerial position and will be made a life peer, Downing Street has announced.
The Environment Minister lost his Richmond Park seat to the Liberal Democrats’ Sarah Olney last week – with his support for Brexit likely playing a role in his defeat.
Downing Street said: “The Rt Hon Zac Goldsmith has been confirmed as a Minister of State (unpaid) at the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department for International Development.
“The Queen has been pleased to signify Her intention of conferring a peerage of the United Kingdom for Life on Zac Goldsmith.”
Ex-Tory MP Zac Goldsmith to retain ministerial post as he is made a life peer
