{"id":122620,"date":"2019-05-20T14:39:27","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T13:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk?p=122620&preview=true&preview_id=122620"},"modified":"2019-05-20T14:48:33","modified_gmt":"2019-05-20T13:48:33","slug":"political-updates-13-may-2019-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/political-updates-13-may-2019-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Updates 20th May 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\"Image\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>UK Government<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Dr Edward Day <\/strong>has been appointed<\/a><\/span> as Drug Recovery Champion<\/p>\n

Charlotte Briscall <\/strong>has been appointed<\/a><\/span> as ESFA\u2019s new Customer Experience, Digital and Data Director<\/p>\n

Mr Nigel Dakin <\/strong>has been appointed<\/a> <\/span>Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands<\/p>\n

Mr Tim Otty QC <\/strong>has been appointed<\/span><\/a> as the UK\u2019s representative on the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe<\/p>\n

Harry Bain<\/strong> reappointed<\/span><\/a> as a Trustee on the Treasure Valuation Committee Board<\/p>\n

Jonathan Hall QC<\/strong> appointed<\/a> <\/span>as Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation<\/p>\n

Philippa Helme<\/strong>, Principal Clerk of the Table Office who joined the House of Commons in 1983 is retiring<\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a0 Scottish Parliament<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Rt Rev Colin Sinclair<\/strong> has been installed as Moderator of the Church of Scotland\u2019s 2019 General Assembly (more info<\/span>)<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"\u00a0House of Lords<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Lord Steel of Aikwood<\/strong> has rejoined the Liberal Democrats.<\/p>\n

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Political parties<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Change UK<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

David Macdonald<\/strong>, Change UK\u2019s lead candidate in Scotland defects to Lib Dems a week before European elections<\/p>\n

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

European elections are taking place 23 – 26 May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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