Political Updates 20th May 2019

This week’s Political Updates covers moves and changes at all levels of government. 

  UK Government

Dr Edward Day has been appointed as Drug Recovery Champion

Charlotte Briscall has been appointed as ESFA’s new Customer Experience, Digital and Data Director

Mr Nigel Dakin has been appointed Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Mr Tim Otty QC has been appointed as the UK’s representative on the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe

Harry Bain reappointed as a Trustee on the Treasure Valuation Committee Board

Jonathan Hall QC appointed as Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation

Philippa Helme, Principal Clerk of the Table Office who joined the House of Commons in 1983 is retiring

  Scottish Parliament

Rt Rev Colin Sinclair has been installed as Moderator of the Church of Scotland’s 2019 General Assembly (more info)

 House of Lords

Lord Steel of Aikwood has rejoined the Liberal Democrats.

Political parties

Change UK

David Macdonald, Change UK’s lead candidate in Scotland defects to Lib Dems a week before European elections

European Parliament

European elections are taking place 23 – 26 May.