Political Updates 13th February 2017

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

This week the House of Commons is in recess.

• Clive Lewis resigned as Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
• Ian Lavery has replaced Jon Trickett as Labour’s Election Coordinator.
• Rebecca Long-Bailey has been appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
• Sue Hayman has been appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
• Christina Rees has been appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Wales.
• Peter Dowd has been appointed Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
• A motion of confidence in the Speaker John Bercow has been tabled.

This week the House of Lords is in recess.

• Lord Gadhia has resigned the Conservative Party Whip, he joined the Lords in August 2016.
• There will be hereditary peer by-election on the 21st March 2017. This is to fill the hereditary seat left vacant by the death of Lord Lyell at the start of the year.

Select Committees

• Human Rights: Baroness O’Cathain joined.

Scottish Parliament

Newly approved Cross Party Groups

• Commercial Sexual Exploitation – Ash Denham (Convener)
• End of Life of Choices – George Adam (Convener)
• Heart Disease and Stroke – Maree Todd (Convener)

 Local Government