The sacking of Johnny Mercer has facilitated the arrival of Alan Mak to ministerial office: he joins the government as a junior whip.
Mak’s promotion is significant for two reasons: it means Mak, the first British person of ethnic Chinese origin to be elected to the House of Commons, has also become the first British MP of ethnic Chinese origin to enter government.
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