{"id":102738,"date":"2017-05-02T08:41:11","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T08:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk?p=102738&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=102738"},"modified":"2019-09-10T15:34:53","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T14:34:53","slug":"political-updates-2nd-may-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/political-updates-2nd-may-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Updates 2nd May 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>The Queen has approved the appointments of<strong> Gavin Laurence Barwell MP<\/strong> and<strong> Melvyn John Stride MP<\/strong> as Privy Council members.<\/li>\n<li>Following the call from Theresa May to hold a general election on 8th June, numerous MPs have since announced their resignation. Here is an updated list:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Labour<\/strong><\/span><\/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<br \/>\n<strong>Pat Glass<\/strong>, MP for North West Durham<br \/>\n<b>Ian Wright,\u00a0<\/b>MP for\u00a0Hartlepool<br \/>\n<strong>Andrew Smith<\/strong>, MP for\u00a0Oxford East<br \/>\n<b>Fiona MacTaggart\u00a0<\/b>MP for\u00a0Slough<br \/>\n<strong>Graham Allen<\/strong>, MP for\u00a0Nottingham North<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Conservative<\/strong><\/span><\/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<br \/>\n<strong>Andrew Tyrie, <\/strong>MP for Chichester<strong><br \/>\nDavid Mackintosh,<\/strong>\u00a0MP for Nottignham South<strong><br \/>\nEdward Garnier, <\/strong>MP for\u00a0Harborough<strong><br \/>\nAlan Haselhurst\u00a0<\/strong>MP for Saffron Walden<strong><br \/>\nPeter Lilley\u00a0<\/strong>MP for\u00a0Hitchen and Harpenden<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Liberal Democrat<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>John Pugh,\u00a0<\/strong>MP for Southport<\/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\"><strong>Michael Williams, Baron Williams of Baglan,\u00a0<\/strong>passed away aged 67 on 24th April.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Devolved Institutions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-96464 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Scottish-Parliament-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"scottish-parliament-logo\" width=\"145\" height=\"118\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MSP John Lamount<\/strong> has announced his intention to stand down from his Holyrood seat, effective 4th May 2017, to stand in the 2017 General Election for the\u00a0Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk seat. As a constituency MSP, his resignation will trigger a by-election in the constituency on the 8th June.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Welsh-Government-Logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-96465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Welsh-Government-Logo.png\" alt=\"welsh-government-logo\" width=\"113\" height=\"119\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Welsh Assembly returns from recess on the 2nd May 2017.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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><strong>The Northern Ireland Act<\/strong> has received Royal Assent, setting a regional rate for Northern Ireland in 2017-18, removing a legal barrier to the formation of an Executive, providing an extension to the period in which a new Executive could be formed. The deadline is set to the 29th June.<\/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<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><i>The European Parliament will be holding committee meetings in Brussels on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.\u00a0<\/i><\/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, supranational.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":423,"featured_media":99279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7341],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102738"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/423"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102738"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":124339,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102738\/revisions\/124339"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}