{"id":122939,"date":"2019-06-10T15:31:04","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T14:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk?p=122939&preview=true&preview_id=122939"},"modified":"2019-06-10T15:31:04","modified_gmt":"2019-06-10T14:31:04","slug":"political-updates-10-june-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/political-updates-10-june-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Updates 10th June 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\"ImageUK Government<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Jake Berry <\/strong>has been appointed<\/a> as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.<\/p>\n

Chris Whitty<\/strong> is set to replace<\/a> Sally Davies<\/strong> as Chief Medical Officer for England and the UK government\u2019s Chief Medical Adviser, in October 2019.<\/p>\n

Sharon Witherspoon<\/strong> has been re-appointed<\/a> as a member of the Senior Salaries Review Body.<\/p>\n

Sharan White <\/strong>is set to step-down<\/a> as the Chief Executive of the Office of Communications at the end of 2019.<\/p>\n

Paul Martin<\/strong> has been re-appointed<\/a> to the Board of the Charity Commission.<\/p>\n

Kumar Iyer<\/strong> is set to become<\/a> the Chief Economist in July 2019.<\/p>\n

Owen Jenkins<\/strong> has been appointed<\/a> as Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia and non-resident Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.<\/p>\n

Karen Bell<\/strong> was appointed<\/a> as the High Commissioner to the Republic of Vanuatu.<\/p>\n

Rebecca Lawrence<\/strong> is set to become<\/a> the Chief Executive of the Crown Prosecution service in September 2019, she will replace Paul Staff<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Sarah Castle<\/strong> has been appointed<\/a> as the Official Solicitor and Public Trustee (OSPT).<\/p>\n

Jake Berry<\/strong> has been confirmed as part of a new joint ministerial appointment<\/a> shared with the Ministry of Housing Communities & Local Government and Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy.<\/p>\n

Dr Jenny Harries OBE<\/strong> has been appointed<\/a> as the Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England.<\/p>\n

Nicholas Abbot<\/strong> has been appointed<\/a> as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Kosovo.<\/p>\n

Rt Hon Sir Michael Fallon<\/strong> has left<\/a> the Crown Service.<\/p>\n

Lord James O’Shaughnessy<\/strong> has left<\/a> the Crown Service.<\/p>\n

The Reverend Stephen Michael Edwards<\/strong> be appointed<\/a> to the Canonry in the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, Worcester.<\/p>\n

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

Sarah Davidson<\/strong> has left<\/a> the Crown Service.<\/p>\n

Paul Gray<\/strong> has left<\/a> the Crown Service.<\/p>\n

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\"\"\u00a0 \u00a0 Welsh Government<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Michael Giannasi<\/strong> is set to become<\/a> Chair of the Social Care Wales Board from 1 August 2019 to 31 July 2023.<\/p>\n

Marina Battle<\/strong> and Trystan Pritchard<\/strong> will become<\/a> members of the Social Care Wales Board from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2023.<\/p>\n

Carwyn Jones<\/strong> has left<\/a> the Crown Service.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>House of Commons<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Lisa Forbes<\/strong> was elected<\/a> as the Labour MP for Peterborough in a by-election which took place on 6th<\/sup> June 2019, achieving 31% of the total vote.<\/p>\n

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

Rhoda Grant<\/strong> has replaced Neil Findlay<\/strong> as a member of the Parliamentary Bureau.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Conservative Party<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Theresa May<\/strong> stepped-down<\/a> as leader of the Conservative Party on 7 June 2019.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Change UK<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Anna Soubry<\/strong> has been elected<\/a> as Change UK leader.<\/p>\n

Heidi Allen<\/strong>, Chuka Umunna<\/strong>, Gavin Shuker<\/strong>, Luciana Berger<\/strong>, Angela Smith<\/strong> and Sarah Wollaston<\/strong> have all left<\/a> Change UK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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