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"...
Twitter accused of bullying anti-hate campaigners
By Chris VallanceTechnology reporter, BBC News
The owners of Twitter have been accused of trying to " bully" anti-hate campaigners into silence with letters threatening legal action.
The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) said X Corp accused it of making " troubling and baseless claims" in its reports about The Platform .
Elon Musk bought The Platform Last Year promising to defend free speech.
Imran Ahmed, CCDH chief executive, said Mr Musk's actions were " a brazen attempt to silence honest criticism".
Twitter was by Mr Musk just over a week ago. The old Twitter sign from its headquarters and an " X" placed on The Roof .
Since Mr Musk took over Twitter, The Platform has been accused - including by former employees - of not doing enough to counter hate-speech and misinformation. Conversely, in December Mr Musk tweeted that hate speech was down by a third.
On Sunday The Platform after an almost eight-month ban for a series of offensive tweets - One of which appeared to show a symbol combining a swastika and The Star of David.
In The Letter to the CCDH, X Corp lawyer Alex Spiro rejected The Campaign group's allegations that Twitter " fails to act on 99%" of hateful messages from accounts with Twitter Blue subscriptions.
Mr Spiro criticised the organisation's methodology, writing that " the article is little More Than a series of inflammatory, misleading, and unsupported claims based on a cursory review of random tweets. "
He also alleged that CCDH was supported by funding from " X Corp's commercial competitors, as well as government entities and their affiliates".
The Letter accused the organisation of attempting to drive away advertisers and said X Corp was considering legal action. The Company has lost lost almost half of its advertising revenue since his $44bn (£33. 6bn) takeover, Mr Musk.
In its reply CCDH's lawyer Robert A. Kaplan said the allegations in the " ridiculous letter" had no basis in fact but were " a disturbing effort to intimidate those who have the courage to advocate against incitement, hate speech and harmful content online".
CCDH says it does not accept funding from Social Media companies nor government bodies, " both of whom we praise or criticise without fear or favour".
British politicians backed CCDH for its work on highlighting hate speech on Social Media .
Damian Collins , a British MP on the UK board of CCDH, said Elon Musk 's commitment to free speech didn't seem to apply when his firm was criticised.
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The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.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".
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