{"id":129427,"date":"2020-04-06T13:54:20","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T12:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/?p=129427"},"modified":"2020-04-06T14:06:19","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T13:06:19","slug":"political-updates-6-april-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/political-updates-6-april-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Updates 6 April 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stay on top of latest political appointments – covering recent changes and moves at a national level in UK politics.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>UK Government<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

HM Treasury has announced that Bernadette Conroy<\/strong>\u2019s term as Non-Executive Director to the FCA Board will commence on 6 April 2020.<\/p>\n

The Queen is pleased to appoint Mr Alexander Philip Manson DL<\/strong> as Her Majesty\u2019s Lord-Lieutenant for Aberdeenshire.<\/p>\n

Ken McCallum<\/strong> has been appointed as successor to Sir Andrew Parker as the head of MI5.<\/p>\n

Alex Chisholm<\/strong> has been announced as the new Permanent Secretary at the Cabinet Office and Chief Operating Officer for the Civil Service.<\/p>\n

The Cabinet Secretary, with the approval of the Prime Minister, has approved the appointment of Jeremy Pocklington<\/strong> as the new Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).<\/p>\n

Ian Cheshire<\/strong> has stood down as Lead Non-Executive Director for the Cabinet Office.<\/p>\n

Paul Darling<\/strong> has been appointed as Chair of the Horserace Betting Levy Board and Anne Lambert<\/strong> has been appointed as a member.<\/p>\n

Silvana Tenreyro<\/strong> has been reappointed as an external member of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee.<\/p>\n

Martin Steele <\/strong>has been named as the acting Chief Executive of the NHS Property Services.<\/p>\n

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House of Lords<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lord Brookman<\/strong> (Labour, life peer) retired on 2 April.<\/p>\n

Lord Gordon of Strathblane<\/strong> (Labour, life peer) died on 31 March.<\/p>\n

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Scottish Government\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr Catherine Calderwood<\/strong>, the Chief Medical Officer, has resigned from the Scottish Government.<\/p>\n

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Scottish Parliament<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Lewis Macdonald<\/strong> has been elected as an additional Deputy Presiding Officer for the duration of the public response to the novel coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Northern Ireland Assembly<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Andrew Muir<\/strong> has replaced Trevor Lunn as a member of the Public Accounts Committee.<\/p>\n

Keith Buchanan<\/strong>, John O\u2019Dowd<\/strong>, Dolores Kelly<\/strong>, Robbie Butler<\/strong>, Kellie Armstrong<\/strong> and Clare Bailey<\/strong> have been appointed as members of the Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 response.<\/p>\n

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Labour Party<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Keir Starmer<\/strong> has been elected as Leader of the Labour Party, and Angela Rayner<\/strong> has been elected as Deputy Leader.<\/p>\n

Anneliese Dodds<\/strong> has been appointed Shadow Chancellor, replacing John McDonnell.<\/p>\n

Nick Thomas-Symonds<\/strong> has been appointed Shadow Home Secretary, replacing Diane Abbott.<\/p>\n

Lisa Nandy<\/strong> has been appointed Shadow Foreign Secretary, replacing Emily Thornberry.<\/p>\n

Rachel Reeves<\/strong> has been appointed Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, replacing Jon Trickett.<\/p>\n

Barry Gardiner<\/strong> is no longer Secretary of State for International Trade.<\/p>\n

Ian Lavery<\/strong> is no longer Chair of the Labour Party, Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office or Shadow Minister for Trade Unions.<\/p>\n

Jon Trickett<\/strong> is no longer Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office.<\/p>\n

Richard Burgon<\/strong> is no longer Shadow Secretary of State for Justice.<\/p>\n

Andrew Gwynne<\/strong> is no longer Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.<\/p>\n

Christina Rees <\/strong>is no longer Shadow Secretary of State for Wales.<\/p>\n

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