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Latest civil service & public affairs moves — May 17 New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People Government departments Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – Lord Benyon appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity), replacing Lord Gardiner. Sea Fish Industry Authority – Michael Sheldon appointed as Chair and Jeff Halliwell as Deputy Chair. Department for Health and Social Care – Thomas Waite appointed as Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England on an inte...

Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds has been ditched by Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer and replaced in the role by Rachel Reeves (pictured left). The move comes as part of a wider reshuffle following Labour’s disastrous showing in the local elections last week. Reeves, a former Bank of England economist, tweeted: Honoured to accept the role of Shadow Chancellor. Our economic recovery must be fair. We must transform lives & back businesses in every part of our country. Together we can create the secure jobs & strong infrastructure we need. Everyone deserves a stake in Britain’s future. Meanw...

Shadow housing secretary replaced as Starmer reveals post-disaster reshuffle Thangham Debbonaire is moved to Leader of the House of Commons and replaced by more moderate Manchester MP Lucy Powell. Nigel Lewis 10th May 2021 1,270 Views Shadow housing secretary Thangam Debbonaire has been replaced by Manchester MP Lucy Powell (main pic) as part of Keir Starmer’s reshuffle following last week’s disastrous election result for Labour. The 54-year-old Debbonaire(left) was in post for just over a year, but the Bristol West MP has been promoted to a more high profile job in the reshuffle as ...

We spoke to one of the beneficiaries of that Labour reshuffle, new Shadow Leader of the House Thangam Debbonaire. We began by asking her how Sir Keir had managed to go from these crushing results to a botched sacking of his deputy Angela Rayner, followed by her promotion.

Bishop urges Ardern to 'ask herself an honest question' about Trevor Mallard's behaviour Newshub 4/05/2021 Mark Quinlivan © Video - The AM Show; Image - Three/Getty Watch: Chris Bishop calls out the Prime Minister for not acting on Trevor Mallard's behaviour in Parliament. National MP Chris Bishop is urging Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to act after House Speaker Trevor Mallard repeated sexual assault allegations under parliamentary privilege. The Opposition is calling out Mallard for his behaviour in the House after he levelled new claims of sexual assault at a former pa...