{"id":119184,"date":"2018-11-19T17:46:57","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T16:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk?p=119184&preview=true&preview_id=119184"},"modified":"2019-02-27T15:38:05","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T14:38:05","slug":"political-updates-9-november-2018-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/political-updates-9-november-2018-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Updates 19 November 2018"},"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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Jesse Norman<\/strong> has been promoted to Minister of State for Transport<\/strong>. He will have the same portfolio, with additions (more info<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Andrew Jones<\/strong> has been appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport<\/strong> (more info<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Nick Hurd<\/strong> has been appointed Minister of State for London<\/strong>. This is in addition to his role as Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service<\/strong> (more info<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Minister of State for Northern Ireland Shailesh Vara<\/strong> resigned on 15 November. He has been replaced by John Penrose<\/strong> (more info<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Dominic Raab<\/strong> resigned from his position as Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union<\/strong> on 15 November. He has been replaced by Stephen Barclay<\/strong>. Barclay leaves his position as Minister at the Department for Health and Social Care (more info<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Stephen Hammond<\/strong> has been appointed as Minister of State at the Department for Health and Social Care<\/strong> (more info<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Esther McVey<\/strong> resigned from her position of Secretary of State for Work and Pensions<\/strong> on 15 November. She has been replaced by Amber Rudd<\/strong> (more info<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Michael Tomlinson<\/strong> left his role for Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Penny Mordaunt<\/strong> at the Department for International Development to take up the role of PPS to Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union Dominic Raab <\/strong>before Raab\u2019s resignation (more info<\/a>).<\/p>\n

PPS to the Department for Education Anne-Marie Trevelyan<\/strong> resigned on 15 November (more info<\/a>).<\/p>\n

PPS to the Department for Exiting the European Union Suella Braverman<\/strong> resigned on 15 November (more info<\/a>).<\/p>\n

PPS to the Ministry of Justice Ranil Jayawardena<\/strong> resigned on 15 November (more info<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party for Communities and Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy to Pakistan Rehman Chishti<\/strong> resigned on 15 November (more info<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Nikki da Costa, director of Legislative affairs at Downing Street<\/strong> resigned on 15 November (more info<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Kwasi Kwarteng<\/strong> has been appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Exiting the European Union<\/strong> (more info<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Duncan Sutherland<\/strong> has been appointed to the board of Homes England<\/strong> (more info<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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House of Commons<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jess Phillips<\/strong> has been made a member of the Committee on Standards<\/strong> (more info<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Kevin Barron<\/strong> has been discharged from the Committee of Privileges<\/strong>. He has been replaced by Jess Phillips<\/strong> (more info<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Ruth Cadbury<\/strong> has been discharged from the Justice Committee<\/strong>. She has been replaced by Janet Daby<\/strong> (more info<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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European Parliament<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This week, the European Parliament is holding committee and group meetings in Brussels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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