Minister for loneliness appointed to continue Jo Cox's work A minister for loneliness, a project first started by the late MP Jo Cox, has been announced by Downing Street.
Tracey Crouch said she was proud to take on the "generational challenge" to tackle an issue affecting about nine million UK people, young and old.
The 42-year-old said she would work across political parties in the role.
The Commission on Loneliness was first set up by Ms Cox, who was killed before the EU referendum.
A 2017 report said loneliness was as harmful to health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. BBC News
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