UK science minister George Freeman has quit during a tumultuous 24 hours in British politics, which saw former prime minister and China-dove David Cameron return to government as foreign secretary.
During a ministerial reshuffle, Freeman, who oversaw London and Brussels finally striking a deal to allow UK association to Horizon Europe, said he was stepping down to “focus on my health, family wellbeing and life beyond the front bench.”
Freeman also helped push through the creation of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency, a new UK body modelled on the US’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa).