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May decides to supervise major departments
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THERESA MAY undermined senior ministers yesterday by announcing that she will personally oversee their departments.
The Prime Minister is to chair three new Cabinet committees — on the economy and industrial strategy, exiting the European Union and international trade, and social reform.
The decision will cause tension within the government if Ms May, who is renowned for her attention to detail in policy, attempts to micromanage major departments.
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