{"id":123264,"date":"2019-07-01T14:50:26","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T13:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk?p=123264&preview=true&preview_id=123264"},"modified":"2019-07-01T14:50:26","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T13:50:26","slug":"political-updates-1-july-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/political-updates-1-july-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Updates 1st July 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\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Sian Price<\/strong> was appointed<\/a>\u00a0as the British High Commissioner to the Republic of Botswana.<\/p>\n

James Dick<\/strong> has been appointed<\/a> as the Lord-Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire.<\/p>\n

Joanna Kennedy<\/strong> was re-appointed<\/a> as a Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery for four years from 15 June 2019.<\/p>\n

Sir Edward Lister<\/strong> has been re-appointed<\/a> as Chair of Homes England.<\/p>\n

Reverend Prebendary Rose Hudson-Wilkin<\/strong> has been appointed<\/a> as the Suffragan See of Dover, she previously held the role of Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons.<\/p>\n

Rose Hudson-Wilkin<\/strong> will become<\/a> the new Bishop of Dover in November 2019, resigning as Honorary Chaplain to the Queen.<\/p>\n

Anne Connolly OBE<\/strong>, Brice Dickson<\/strong>, Paul Nolan<\/strong>, Wendy Osborne OBE<\/strong> and Deborah Watters<\/strong> have all been re-appointed<\/a> to the Northern Ireland Policing Board.<\/p>\n

Tim Shinner<\/strong> is set to resign<\/a> from his position as Director, Policy and Delivery Co-ordination.<\/p>\n

Professor Dame Angela<\/strong> McLean<\/strong> has become<\/a> the Ministry of Defence\u2019s Chief Scientific Adviser.<\/p>\n

Dr John Scadding<\/strong> has been appointed<\/a> as the Chair of the Independent Medical Expert Group (IMEG).<\/p>\n

Paula Carter<\/strong> has been appointed<\/a> as the Chair of the Advisory Committee for England, and Aaqil Ahmed<\/strong> and Matthew Littleford<\/strong> have been appointed as members of the Office of Communications.<\/p>\n

Sir Stephen O’Brien<\/strong> has been appointed<\/a> to the Department for International Trade (DIT) Board, following the resignation of Dr Pippa Malmgren<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Alison White<\/strong> and Ian Wilson<\/strong> have been appointed<\/a> to The Government Actuary\u2019s Department (GAD) as non-executive directors, set to begin on 1 September 2019.<\/p>\n

Kamal El-Hajji<\/strong>, the Serjeant at Arms, is set to retire<\/a> on 31 July 2019.<\/p>\n

Helen Dearden<\/strong>, Philippa Hardwick<\/strong>, Stephen Hawker CB<\/strong> and Iain McGrory<\/strong> have all be re-appointed<\/a> to the Security Vetting Appeals Panel until 30 June 2030.<\/p>\n

Nick Smallwood<\/strong> has been appointed<\/a> as the Chief Executive and Head of the Government Project Delivery Function at the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA).<\/p>\n

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

Sarah Davidson<\/strong> is set to stand down as Director-General, Organisational Development and Operations.<\/p>\n

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

Maria Battle<\/strong> has been appointed<\/a> as the new Chair of Hywel Dda University Health Board for a period of 4 years.<\/p>\n

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\"\"\u00a0Scottish Parliament\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Tavish Scott MSP<\/strong> is set to resign<\/a> from his position as MSP for Shetland in July, which will trigger a by-election in the Shetland constituency.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>\u00a0National Assembly for Wales<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Dawn Bowden<\/strong> has been removed as a member of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee.<\/p>\n

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

Chris Williamson<\/strong> has been suspended<\/a> from the Labour Party again following remarks about how the Party has handled anti-Semitism.<\/p>\n

Vicky Foxcroft<\/strong> has been appointed<\/a> as the Shadow Minister for Civil Society.<\/p>\n

Danielle Rowley<\/strong> has become<\/a> the first Shadow Minister for Climate Justice and Green Jobs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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