{"id":126358,"date":"2019-11-13T12:14:01","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T11:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/?p=126358"},"modified":"2019-11-13T12:23:18","modified_gmt":"2019-11-13T11:23:18","slug":"political-updates-11-novermber-2019-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/political-updates-11-novermber-2019-2-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Updates 11th November 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p>This week\u2019s\u00a0Political Updates covers moves and changes at all levels of government.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/gov.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-125944\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/gov.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"154\" \/> <\/a><strong>Government<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paul Jarvis<\/strong> and <strong>Ed Smyth<\/strong> appointed as members of the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee for 4 years (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/appointment-of-paul-jarvis-and-ed-smyth-as-members-of-the-criminal-procedure-rule-committee\">more info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Liam Coleman<\/strong>, <strong>Alice Maynard<\/strong> and <strong>Tommaso Valletti<\/strong> appointed as members of the board of the Financial Conduct Authority for 3 years (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/new-appointments-to-financial-conduct-authority-board-announced\">more info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Rt.Hon <strong>Julian Smith<\/strong>\u00a0 extended the appointments of five members of the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland. From 1 January 2020 for a limited period of 12 months. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/secretary-of-state-renews-appointments-to-the-parades-commission-for-northern-ireland\">more info<\/a>)<br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Anne Henderson <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Sarah Havlin <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Paul Hutchinson <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Colin Kennedy <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Geraldine McGahey<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>John Procter<\/strong> appointed as chair of the Royal Armouries for four years from 2 November 2019 to 1 November 2023 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/john-procter-appointed-as-chair-of-the-royal-armouries\">more info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Duncan Potts<\/strong> appointed as Chair of the Public Weather Service Customer Group by Minister of State<strong> Chris Skidmore<\/strong>\u00a0 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/chair-appointed-to-public-weather-service-customer-group\">more info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Professor <strong>Alan Thorpe<\/strong> appointed as a non-executive director to the Met Office Board by Business and Energy Secretary <strong>Andrea Leadsom<\/strong>\u00a0 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/professor-alan-thorpe-appointed-to-met-office-board\">more info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yvonne Gale<\/strong> appointed as non-executive director for Finance and procurement at the Small Business Commissioner\u2019s Office until 31 October 2023 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/yvonne-gale-appointed-to-small-business-commissioners-office-advisory-board\">more info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>David Ward<\/strong> appointed High Commissioner to the Independent State of\u00a0 Samoa (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/change-of-british-high-commissioner-to-samoa-december-2019\">more info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>The Secretary of State for Justice has reappointed <strong>Russell Agius<\/strong> to the Judicial Pension Board for two years (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/russell-agius-reappointed-to-the-judicial-pension-board\">more info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Caroline Corby<\/strong> reappointed as board member of Cafcass for two years (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/reappointment-of-caroline-corby-as-board-member-of-cafcass\">more info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Juliet Lyon<\/strong> CBE reappointed as Chair of the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody for 3 years (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/juliet-lyon-cbe-reappointed-as-chair-of-the-independent-advisory-panel-on-deaths-in-custody\">more info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark Farmer<\/strong> to be the new champion for Modern Methods of Construction (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/housing-minister-announces-new-champion-for-modern-housebuilding\">more info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ed Anderson<\/strong> reappointed as Chairman of the Board of NS&amp;I for 3 years (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/ed-anderson-reappointed-as-chairman-of-the-board-of-nsi\">more info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blondell Cluff<\/strong> CBE reappointed to the Royal Mint Advisory Committee for five years (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/blondell-cluff-cbe-reappointed-to-the-royal-mint-advisory-committee\">more info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Woodcock<\/strong>\u00a0 announced as the UK special envoy for countering violent extremism (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/government-announces-uk-special-envoy-for-countering-violent-extremism\">more info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Defence Secretary <strong>Ben Wallace<\/strong> announced that the UK will be extending its training mission to Ukraine by 3 years to March 2023 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/defence-secretary-announces-extension-of-uk-training-mission-to-ukraine\">more info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dominic Chappell<\/strong> BHS Director disqualified for 10 years (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/former-bhs-director-disqualified-for-10-years\">more info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Rt. Hon <strong>Julian Smith<\/strong>\u00a0 announced he is extending the appointment of four members of the Drainage Council for Northern Ireland. Been extended until 30 June 2020 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/drainage-council-for-northern-ireland-appointments\">more info<\/a>)<br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Mr Alan Strong <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Mr Andrew Wilson <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Mr Brendan Kerr <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Dr Bernie Lafferty<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Queen has approved the nomination of the Venerable <strong>Martin Charles William Gorick<\/strong>, MA to the Suffragan See of Dudley, in the Diocese of Worchester (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/suffragen-bishop-of-dudley-4-november-2019\">more info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/House-of-Commons.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-120350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/House-of-Commons-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"178\" \/><\/a>House of Commons<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lindsay Hoyle<\/strong> was elected as Speaker (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.parliament.uk\/business\/news\/2019\/november\/sir-lindsay-hoyle-elected-as-the-next-speaker-of-the-house-of-commons\/\">more info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Scottish-Parliament-Logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-124439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Scottish-Parliament-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"179\" \/><\/a> \u00a0 <strong>Scottish Parliament\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>David Stewart<\/strong> appointed to the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (<a href=\"https:\/\/bb.parliament.scot\/#20191105\">more info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/National-Assembly-for-Wales.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-121676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/National-Assembly-for-Wales-300x152.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/National-Assembly-for-Wales-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/National-Assembly-for-Wales-768x389.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/National-Assembly-for-Wales-1030x521.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/National-Assembly-for-Wales-1500x759.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/National-Assembly-for-Wales-705x357.png 705w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/National-Assembly-for-Wales-450x228.png 450w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/National-Assembly-for-Wales-1000x500.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/National-Assembly-for-Wales-500x253.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 National Assembly for Wales<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gareth Bennett<\/strong> left the UK Independence Party and now sits as an Independent<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Logo_Labour_Party.svg_-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-123266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Logo_Labour_Party.svg_-1-300x55.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"55\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Logo_Labour_Party.svg_-1-300x55.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Logo_Labour_Party.svg_-1-768x141.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Logo_Labour_Party.svg_-1-1030x189.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Logo_Labour_Party.svg_-1-705x129.png 705w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Logo_Labour_Party.svg_-1-450x83.png 450w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Logo_Labour_Party.svg_-1-500x92.png 500w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Logo_Labour_Party.svg_-1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 Labour<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Deputy Leader <strong>Tom Watson<\/strong> to stand down on the 12<sup>th<\/sup> of December<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s Political Updates covers moves 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