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Lords Spokespersons have the same constitutional position as departmental ministers. Their role in the House of Lords is to be the Government’s representative. A Lords Spokesperson has an active role at the despatch box promoting and defending departmental policy which...
Jocelyn Waller is the UK Government’s Arabic Spokesperson for the Middle East and North Africa region, based in the UK’s Arabic Media Hub in Dubai. Jocelyn’s previous roles include: Head of the Economic and Recovery team in the UK’s Embassy...
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office protests the politically motivated prosecution of British national Jimmy Lai.
Lords spokesperson on equalities.
Michael Moore was appointed Secretary of State for Scotland in May 2010. He was elected Liberal Democrat MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk in May 2005. Education Michael was educated at Jedburgh Grammar School and Edinburgh University, where he studied...
Dave Pares has been the Prime Minister’s Official Spokesperson since February 2024.
Lord Taylor of Holbeach was the Chief Whip, House of Lords from August 2014 to July 2019. Career Lord Taylor entered the House of Lords in 2006, having been made a Conservative life peer as Baron Taylor of Holbeach, of...
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