{"id":109915,"date":"2017-11-13T12:53:51","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T12:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk?p=109915&preview=true&preview_id=109915"},"modified":"2020-03-10T17:49:28","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T16:49:28","slug":"political-updates-13th-november-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/political-updates-13th-november-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Updates 13th November 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week’s\u00a0Political Updates, covers moves and changes at all levels of government.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Priti Patel <\/strong>resigned as Secretary of State for International Development<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  • Chris Pincher<\/strong> resigned as a Whip<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  • Penny Mordaunt <\/strong>has been appointed as Secretary of State for International Development<\/strong> (previously Minister of State at the Department for Work and Pensions<\/strong>).<\/li>\n
  • Sarah Newton<\/strong> has been appointed as Minister of State at the Department for Work and Pensions<\/strong>. (previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Home Office<\/strong>).<\/li>\n
  • Victoria Atkins<\/strong>\u00a0has been appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Home Office<\/strong>. (previously Parliamentary Private Secretary to Leader of the House of Lords<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    • Stephen Powis\u00a0<\/strong>has replaced\u00a0Bruce Keog\u00a0<\/strong>as National\u00a0<\/strong>Medical Director\u00a0<\/strong>of\u00a0NHS England.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      • Celia Hughes\u00a0<\/strong>has been reappointed as\u00a0Commissioner\u00a0<\/strong>of the\u00a0Criminal Cases Review Commission.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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        • Rebecca Marsh\u00a0<\/strong>has been appointed\u00a0Chief Ombudsman\u00a0<\/strong>(effective January).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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          • Patrick Vallance\u00a0<\/strong>has been appointed\u00a0Chief Scientific Adviser\u00a0<\/strong>at the\u00a0Cabinet Office,\u00a0<\/strong>starting in the Spring.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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            • Beth McHattie<\/strong> has been appointed as a member of the\u00a0Churches Conservation Trust.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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              • Charlie Elphicke\u00a0<\/strong>has been suspended from the Conservative Party<\/li>\n
              • James Cleverly, Mims Davies, Chris Elmore, Patrick Grady, Eddie Hughes, Imran Hussain, Stephen Kerr, Conor McGinn, Amanda Milling, Grahame Morris, Melanie Onn<\/strong> and Julian Sturdy<\/strong>\u00a0have been appointed as members of the Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
              • Bim Afolami, Andrew Bridgen, Douglas Chapman, Julie Elliott, Kirstene Hair, Simon Hoare, Graham Jones, Helen Jones, Kevan Jones, Conor McGinn, Stephen McPartland, Mark Menzies, Jeremy Quin<\/strong> and Karl Turner\u00a0<\/strong>have been appointed as members of the\u00a0Regualtory Reform Committee.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • Patrick Grady\u00a0<\/strong>has been appointed as a member of the\u00a0Administration Committee.<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • Geraint Davies\u00a0<\/strong>has been appointed as a member of the\u00a0European Scrutiny Committee.<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • Joanna Cherry\u00a0<\/strong>has been appointed as a member of the\u00a0Joint Committee on Human Rights.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                House of Lords<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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                • Richard John Carew Chartres\u00a0<\/strong>has joined the House of Lords\u00a0as\u00a0Lord Chartres.<\/strong><\/li>\n
                • Bernard Hogan-Howe<\/strong> has joined the House of Lords as\u00a0Lord Hogan-Howe.<\/strong><\/li>\n
                • Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, Lord Lexden, Baroness Newlove, Lord Palmer of Childs Hill <\/strong>and Lord Rogan\u00a0<\/strong>have been appointed as members of the\u00a0Chairmen of Committees.<\/strong><\/li>\n
                • Lord Brennan, Lord Campbell of Pittenweem, Lord Hamilton of Epsom, Lord Harris of Haringey, Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill, Baroness Henig, Lord King of Bridgwater, Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho, Lord Powell of Bayswater <\/strong>and Lord Trimble\u00a0<\/strong>have been appointed as members of the\u00a0Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy.<\/strong><\/li>\n
                • Lord Gilbert of Panteg<\/strong> has been appointed as Chair of the Communications Committee. Baroness Stowell of Beeston <\/strong>and Lord Goodlad <\/strong>have also been appointed as members, replacing Lord Henley <\/strong>and Lord Finkelstein.<\/strong><\/li>\n
                • Baroness Eaton\u00a0<\/strong>has replaced\u00a0Baroness Stedman-Scott\u00a0<\/strong>as a member of the\u00a0Citizenship and Civic Engagement Committee.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  Scottish Parliament<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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                  • Mark McDonald<\/strong> has resigned as Minister for Children and Early Years.<\/strong><\/li>\n
                  • Marie Todd\u00a0<\/strong>has been appointed as\u00a0Minster for Children and Early Years.<\/strong><\/li>\n
                  • Emma Harper\u00a0<\/strong>has replaced\u00a0Marie Todd\u00a0<\/strong>as a member of the\u00a0Finance and Consitution Committee.<\/strong><\/li>\n
                  • Kate Forbes\u00a0<\/strong>has replaced\u00a0Emma Harper\u00a0<\/strong>as a member of the\u00a0Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                    • Former Cabient Secretary for Communities and Children<\/strong> and Labour Assembly Member for\u00a0Alyn and Deeside<\/strong>, Carl Sargeant<\/strong>, died on 7th November.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                      This week, the European Parliament<\/strong> will be holding plenary sessions in Strasbourg.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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