{"id":104598,"date":"2017-06-26T10:15:05","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T10:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk?p=104598&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=104598"},"modified":"2019-09-10T15:32:55","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T14:32:55","slug":"political-updates-26th-june-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/political-updates-26th-june-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Updates 26th June 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 <strong>Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP<\/strong> has been appointed <strong>Lord President of the Privy Council<\/strong> and<strong> Leader of the House of Commons.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>This week, MPs will continue to debate on the <strong>Queens Speech<\/strong>.\u00a0 Amendments proposed to the Address in response to the Speech will be considered on <strong>Wednesday 28<\/strong> and <strong>Thursday 29 June.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The Debate on the Address will focus on the following subjects over the course of the next five sitting days:<\/li>\n<li>Thursday 22 June: Housing and Social Security<br \/>\nMonday 26 June: Brexit and Foreign Affairs<br \/>\nTuesday 27 June: Education and Social Services<br \/>\nWednesday 28 June: Health, Social Care and Security<br \/>\nThursday 29 June: Economy and Jobs<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>election of Deputy Speakers<\/strong> will take place on <strong>Wednesday 28th June.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>DUP<\/strong> <strong>leader Arlene Foster<\/strong> has signed a &#8216;confidence and supply&#8217; deal with <strong>Prime Minister Theresa May<\/strong> to support a minority government.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3><strong>House of Lords<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>House of Lords <\/strong>will continue to discuss the government&#8217;s plans for the year ahead as set out in the <strong>Queen&#8217;s Speech<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The Debate on the Address will focus on the following subjects:<\/li>\n<li>Monday 26 June:\u00a0Business, Economic Affairs, Energy, Transport, Environment and Agriculture<br \/>\nTuesday 27 June: Home Affairs, Justice, Constitutional Affairs, Devolved Affairs, Communities and Local Government<br \/>\nWednesday 28 June:\u00a0Exiting the European Union<br \/>\nThursday 29 June: Education, Health, Welfare, Pensioners and Culture.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lord Boswell of Aynho<\/strong> was today reappointed as <strong>&#8216;Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees&#8217;<\/strong> by the House of Lords, and will chair the <strong>European Union Committee<\/strong> for the coming session of Parliament.<\/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\" \/>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px\">Scottish Parliament<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Last <strong>Thursday<\/strong>, Members of the <strong>European Committee<\/strong> of the Regions visited <strong>Holyrood<\/strong> to hold discussions with the <strong>Scottish Parliament\u2019s European Committee.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>On <strong>Tuesday 27th June<\/strong>, The Scottish Parliament will\u00a0be invited to nominate <strong>Daren Fitzhenry<\/strong> to Her Majesty the Queen for appointment as the new <strong>Scottish Information Commissioner.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"lightbox-added alignnone\" 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>\u00a0<strong>Welsh Assembly<\/strong><\/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><strong>Northern Ireland<\/strong> has until the 29th June to reach an agreement that will restore a power-sharing devolved executive.<\/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<h3><strong>European Parliament<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><i>This week will be dedicated to <strong>political group meetings<\/strong> and <strong>committee meetings<\/strong> in <strong>Brussels<\/strong>.<\/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, 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