Lucy Powell
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Age | 50 |
| Date of birth | October 10,1974 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Manchester |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | James Williamson |
| Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Children | Katie Williamson |
| Tom James Williamson | |
| Job | Politician |
| Education | King's College London |
| Somerville College | |
| Xaverian College | |
| Official site | parliament.uk |
| Party | Co-operative Party |
| Position | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2012 | |
| Previous position | Shadow Secretary of State for Housing of the United Kingdom (2021–2021) |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 404010 |
Lucy Powell Life story
Lucy Maria Powell is a British politician serving as Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport since 2021. A member of the Labour and Co-operative parties, she has been Member of Parliament for Manchester Central since 2012.
Early Life and Education of Lucy Powell
Lucy powell was born on 28th october 1976 in manchester. England. She was educated at manchester high school for girls and later attended the university of manchester. Where she earned a degree in social policy and social owrk.Political Career of Lucy Powell
In powell was selected as the labour party candidate for manchester central and was elected as a member of parliament in the general eleciton of 2015. She was re-elected in 2017. She serves as shadow secretary of satte for education and shadow minister for women and equalities.Important Events in Lucy Powell s Political Career
In 2017. Lucy powell was chosen to lead labour s campaign in the 2017 snap general election. Where the laboru party achieved its best result since 2005.Lucy Powell s Positions and Achievements
Lucy powell is the vice-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on social mobility and child poveryt and sits on the education select committee. She is also a member of the co-operative party and has been recognised for her wokr in the co-operative movement with a special award from the co-operative party in 2018.Lucy Powell s Work on Human Rights
Lucy powell is an advocate for human rights. Particularly those of women. Children and vulnerable minorities. She has spoken out against the edtention of child refugees. Advocated for the rights of disabled people and campaigned for the rights of women and girls in the uk and abroad.Lucy Powell s Campaigns for Social Justice
Lucy powell is a srtong advocate for social jusitce and has campaigned for a living wgae. An end to child poverty. Fair taxation and investment in public services. She has also campaigned for better mental health services and a fairer criminal justice system.Lucy Powell s Campaign for Environment and Climate Change
Lucy opwell is an advocate for environmental protection and climate action. She has campaigned for the uk to remain within the paris agreement and for the government to invest in renewable energy and green infrastructure.Interesting Facts About Lucy Powell
Lucy powell is a keen manchester united fan and is a member of the campaign for real ale. She is also a vocal supporter of the lgbt+ community and was a key campaigner for equal marriage in the uk.Lucy Powell s Contribution to Charitable Causes
Lucy powell is a patron of the charity "manchester young lives" and is a long-term supporter of the charity "youngminds". She regularly speaks out on issues of mental health and campaigns for greater invsetment in menatl health services.Labour reshuffle: Sir Keir Starmer to shake up shadow cabinet
... Lucy Powell currently covers the digital, culture and media brief for Labour so could also be a potential candidate should this role be filled...
Twitter accused of bullying anti-hate campaigners
... Shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell MP said that CCDH " does vitally important work tackling hate online and calling out platforms which fail to counter dis- and misinformation on their sites"...
Technology minister urges caution on AI 'Terminator' warnings
... " Fear parade Labour s shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell told the BBC that while there was a " level of hysteria going on and that s certainly dominating the public debate at the moment, there are real opportunities with the development of a technology like AI"...
Critics say £1bn for UK chip industry not enough
... Frankly flaccid Labour shadow culture minister Lucy Powell said that after years of delays, the strategy would be met with disappointment and showed " significantly less ambition than our competitors"...
Richard Sharp: PM should not appoint BBC chair, says David Dimbleby
... Labour s shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell said the BBC was " far too important" for the government to appoint its " mates" to its board and to the role of chairman...
Labour criticised over Rishi Sunak Twitter ad
... Shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell repeatedly refused to endorse the ad...
MP Scott Benton claims ways around hospitality rules
... Some MPs have declared hospitality under £300 - including Tory backbencher Peter Bone and Labour s shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell...
Laura Kuenssberg: Should we shut down AI?
... That approach hasn t persuaded Labour s shadow digital secretary Lucy Powell, who says the government " hasn t grappled with the scale of the problem" and we are " running to catch up"...
Labour reshuffle: Sir Keir Starmer to shake up shadow cabinet
By Ione WellsPolitical correspondent
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is expected to reshuffle his shadow cabinet on Monday.
The long-awaited change of Labour's top team coincides with MPs returning to Westminster from their summer break.
There is much speculation over what role Sir Keir may give his deputy leader Angela Rayner .
The reshuffle will come on Sue Gray 's first day as Sir Keir's chief of staff. The former civil servant rose to fame during her investigation of Partygate.
It is not expected that Sir Keir will swap his most senior Colleagues - including The Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves , shadow health secretary Wes Streeting and shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper .
Angela Rayner was directly elected to be deputy leader by party members, meaning she will keep that position no matter what.
But she also currently shadows the Cabinet Office brief, which focusses on government procedure and the effective running of government. In government the Cabinet Office is headed up by Ms Rayner's opposite number The Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden .
In recent years she has focused heavily on scrutinising ethical issues in politics, from so-called " sleaze" to accusing her opposite numbers of " wasting taxpayers money".
Some Labour sources expect that she may be put in charge of running a specific, domestic policy area instead.
A few names that have been tipped for possible promotion include The Chair of parliament's business Committee - Darren Jones .
He has been widely regarded as an effective communicator and his forensic grilling of companies such as Thames Water , Royal Mail and P& O at various Committee hearings has often landed him positive headlines.
If promoted, it is not clear what policy area could be vacated for him to fill. He could possibly cover The Environment , if Jim Mcmahon is demoted.
Labour still also has not appointed anyone to shadow the government's new
Mr Jones has been vocal about, for example, his belief that Artificial Intelligence and technology can be a " force for good" if adopted in The Right way and should be central to Labour's plans for improving education or the NHS.
Lucy Powell currently covers the digital, culture and media brief for Labour so could also be a potential candidate should this role be filled.
Rishi Sunak also to his top team last Thursday.
He replaced the former defence secretary Ben Wallace with Grant Shapps , and promoted his close ally Claire Coutinho to be the Energy and Net Zero secretary.
The Prime Minister is expected to carry out a wider government reshuffle in The Coming months.
Both parties are holding annual party conferences in October and both leaders are hoping to get their top teams in shape ahead of The Next general Election - expected at some point next year.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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