{"id":96450,"date":"2016-11-21T11:00:03","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T11:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk?p=96450&preview=true&preview_id=96450"},"modified":"2019-09-10T15:43:42","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T14:43:42","slug":"political-updates-21-november-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/political-updates-21-november-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Updates 21 November 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This week\u2019s\u00a0Political Updates covers moves and changes at all levels of government: local, devolved, national and supranational.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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  • Corri Wilson MP<\/strong> has been appointed as the Scottish National Party\u2019s Westminster Spokesperson for Disabilities.<\/li>\n
  • Patricia Gibson MP\u00a0<\/strong>has been appointed as the Scottish National Party’s Westminster Spokesperson for Consumer Affairs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Sleaford and North Hykeham by-election<\/u><\/p>\n

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    • <\/u>Caroline Johnson <\/strong>won the Conservative Party nomination on 10th<\/sup> November.<\/li>\n
    • Ross Pepper <\/strong>won the Liberal Democrat nomination on 11th<\/sup> November.<\/li>\n
    • Victoria Ayling <\/strong>won the UKIP nomination on 11th<\/sup> November.<\/li>\n
    • The Green Party has announced it will not stand a candidate, but will instead support independent Sarah Stock.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Select Committees<\/u><\/p>\n

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      • European Scrutiny: <\/strong>Steve Double (CON), Michael Tomlinson (CON), David Warburton (CON), and Mike Wood (CON) joined; Alec Shelbrooke (CON), Kelly Tolhurst (CON), and Heather Wheeler (CON) left.<\/li>\n
      • Finance: <\/strong>Alan Meale (LAB) joined; Helen Jones (LAB) left.<\/li>\n
      • Northern Ireland Affairs<\/strong>: Bob Stewart (CON) joined; Oliver Colvile (CON) left.<\/li>\n
      • Procedure: <\/strong>Jenny Chapman (LAB), Christopher Chope (CON), James Duddridge (CON), and Huw Merriman (CON) joined; Ian Lucas (LAB), Edward Argar (CON), Simon Hoare (CON), and Alan Mak (CON) left.<\/li>\n
      • Welsh Affairs: <\/strong>Paul Flynn\u00a0<\/strong>(LAB) joined; Gerald Jones (LAB) left.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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        House of Lords<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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        • Baroness Brinton <\/strong>was re-elected President of the Liberal Democrat Party on 10th<\/sup> November.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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          Devolved Institutions<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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          • Andy Wightman MSP<\/strong> (Scottish Green)<\/strong> has been appointed Convener of the re-convened Cross Party Group on Russia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Welsh Assembly<\/span><\/p>\n

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            • Jayne Bryant AM (LAB) <\/strong>has replaced Jenny Rathbone as Chair of the Cross Party Group on Diabetes.<\/li>\n
            • Jayne Bryant AM (LAB) <\/strong>has been elected Chair of a new Cross Party Group on Preventing Child Sexual Abuse. A launch for the group was held on 9th<\/sup> November.<\/li>\n
            • Angela Burns AM (CON) <\/strong>has been elected Chair of a new Cross Party Group on Sepsis. A launch for the group was held on 16th<\/sup> November.<\/li>\n
            • Vikki Howells AM (LAB) <\/strong>has been elected Chair of the Industrial Communities Cross Party Group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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              Local Government<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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              • The new Leader of Westminster City Council<\/strong> will be announced on 7th<\/sup> December<\/strong> following a majority group leadership election.<\/li>\n
              • Councillor Craig Martin<\/strong> has announced he will stand down as leader of Falkirk Council<\/strong> in May 2017.<\/li>\n
              • Tim Clegg<\/strong> has replaced Ian Thompson as the new Chief Executive of Stafford Borough Council.<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • Abdool Kara<\/strong> Chief Executive of Swale Borough Council <\/strong>has announced he will leave the council in February 2017.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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

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                • This week the European Parliament will be sitting in Strasbourg<\/strong> for the monthly Plenary Session.<\/em><\/li>\n
                • Manfred Weber <\/strong>was re-elected as leader of the European People\u2019s Party (EPP) on 16th<\/sup> November.<\/li>\n
                • Guy Verhofstadt <\/strong>was re-elected leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats of Europe (ALDE) on 16th<\/sup> November.<\/li>\n
                • The EPP simultaneously held elections for its ten Vice-Chairs, all incumbents were re-elected:\n
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                  • J\u00f3zsef Sz\u00e1jer<\/li>\n
                  • Esteban Gonz\u00e1lez Pons<\/li>\n
                  • Fran\u00e7oise Grosset\u00eate<\/li>\n
                  • Lara Comi<\/li>\n
                  • Esther de Lange<\/li>\n
                  • Paulo Rangel<\/li>\n
                  • Mariya Gabriel<\/li>\n
                  • Sandra Kalniete<\/li>\n
                  • Tadeusz Zwiefka<\/li>\n
                  • Marian Jean Marinescu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                    Party News<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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                    • On 28th<\/sup> November<\/strong>\u00a0(one week today)\u00a0<\/strong>the new leader of UKIP will be announced.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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