- exec utive ▁director ▁at ▁the ▁Department ▁for ▁Environment , ▁Food ▁and ▁R ural ▁Affairs ▁as ▁G olds m ith ▁had ▁previously ▁don ated ▁c ash ▁to ▁G ove ' s ▁Sur rey ▁He ath ▁constitu ency . ▁Conc ern s ▁were ▁also ▁raised ▁about ▁the ▁selection ▁process ▁for ▁the ▁job , ▁which ▁was ▁over seen ▁by ▁Sir ▁Ian ▁Ch esh ire , ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁G olds m ith ' s ▁invest ment ▁firm , ▁Men h aden ▁Capital ▁Management . ▁ ▁An ▁important ▁aspect ▁of ▁his ▁ten ure ▁was ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁laws ▁concerning ▁animal ▁w elf are . ▁Animal ▁cruel ty ▁maximum ▁sentences ▁increased , ▁as ▁did ▁protection ▁for ▁animals ▁used ▁by ▁government ▁services , ▁such ▁as ▁police ▁dogs ▁and ▁horses . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁" t ough est ▁world wide ▁b ans " ▁on ▁iv ory ▁trade ▁was ▁also ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Ther esa ▁May ▁surv ived ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁no ▁confidence ▁in ▁her ▁government , ▁after ▁a ▁" bar n st orm ing " ▁speech ▁from ▁G ove ▁directed ▁towards ▁the ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party , ▁Jer emy ▁Cor b yn . ▁The ▁speech , ▁which ▁gained ▁significant ▁media ▁attention , ▁attacked ▁Cor b yn ▁for ▁his ▁foreign ▁policy ▁record , ▁with ▁the ▁Washington ▁Ex am iner ▁describing ▁it ▁as ▁" A ▁tour ▁de ▁force . ▁It ▁was ▁angry ▁but ▁not ▁fan at ical , ▁passion ate ▁but ▁not ▁som ber ,