{"id":102377,"date":"2017-04-24T11:31:47","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T11:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk?p=102377&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=102377"},"modified":"2019-09-10T15:34:54","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T14:34:54","slug":"political-updates-24th-april-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/political-updates-24th-april-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Updates 24th April 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Political-Updates-Logo-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99277 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Political-Updates-Logo-3.png\" alt=\"Political-Updates-Logo-3\" width=\"760\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Political-Updates-Logo-3.png 760w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Political-Updates-Logo-3-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Political-Updates-Logo-3-705x264.png 705w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Political-Updates-Logo-3-450x169.png 450w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Political-Updates-Logo-3-500x188.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">This week&#8217;s\u00a0Political Updates, covers moves and changes at all levels of government.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div   class='hr hr-full hr-no-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-96460 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/House-of-Commons-Logo.png\" alt=\"house-of-commons-logo\" width=\"86\" height=\"106\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>House of Commons<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On 18th April, <strong>Theresa May<\/strong> announced her decision to hold a <strong>general election\u00a0on 8th June<\/strong>. At least two thirds of MPs had to agree to a motion in the House of Commons in order for the election to take place. On 19th April, MPs approved the motion by 522 to 13.<br \/>\nNumerous MPs have since announced their resignation:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Labour<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Alan Johnson<\/strong>, MP for Hull West and Hessle<br \/>\n<strong>Tom Blenkinsop<\/strong>, MP for Middlesborough South and East Cleveland<br \/>\n<strong>Gisela Stuart<\/strong>, MP for Birmingham Edgbaston<br \/>\n<strong>Michael Dugher<\/strong>, MP for Barnsley East<br \/>\n<strong>Andy Burnham<\/strong>, MP for Leigh<br \/>\n<strong>Jim Dowd<\/strong>, MP for Lewisham West and Penge<br \/>\n<strong>Rob Marris<\/strong>, MP for Wolverhampton South West<br \/>\n<strong>Dave Anderson<\/strong>, MP for Blaydon<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Conservative<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>George Osborne<\/strong>, MP for Tatton<br \/>\n<strong>Gerald Howarth<\/strong>, MP for Aldershot<br \/>\n<strong>Simon Burns<\/strong>, MP for Chelmsford<br \/>\n<strong>Angela Watkinson<\/strong>, MP for Hornchurch and Upminster<br \/>\n<strong>Eric Pickles<\/strong>, MP for Brentwood and Ongar<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Bernadette Kelly<\/strong> is the new <strong>Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport<\/strong> following Philip Rutman&#8217;s recent move to the Home Office.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Sara Weller CBE<\/strong> has been appointed\u00a0<strong>Lead Non-Executive Director at the Department for Work and Pensions&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong>by Work and Pensions Secretary Damien Green.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Richard Turfitt<\/strong> has been appointed\u00a0<strong>Senior Traffic Commissioner<\/strong> by Transport Minister John Hayes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-96461 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/House-of-Lords-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"house-of-lords-logo\" width=\"107\" height=\"105\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>House of Lords<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">The <strong>House of Lords<\/strong>\u00a0returned from recess today, Monday 24th April.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">The Queen has appointed\u00a0<strong>Sir Gary Robert Hickinbottom<\/strong> to the <strong>Privy Council<\/strong> following his appointment as a <strong>Lord Justice of Appeal<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Lord Shinkwin<\/strong> has been appointed <strong>Commissioner for the Equality and Human Rights Commission<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Northern-Ireland-Assembly-Logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-96463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Northern-Ireland-Assembly-Logo.png\" alt=\"northern-ireland-assembly-logo\" width=\"107\" height=\"96\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Northern Ireland Assembly<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A new deadline has been set on the <strong>29th June<\/strong> for politicians in Northern Ireland to come to an agreement so that a <strong>power-sharing executive<\/strong> can be restored.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-96459 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/European-Parliament-Logo.png\" alt=\"european-parliament-logo\" width=\"198\" height=\"111\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>European Parliament<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Monday and Tuesday will consist of <strong>Committee meetings<\/strong> in <strong>Brussels<\/strong>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>A <strong>plenary session<\/strong> will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, also in <strong>Brussels<\/strong>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s Political Updates covers moves and changes at all levels of government: local, devolved, national and, 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