This post updates our earlier one here.
The wonderful aspect of being a parliamentary party that is substantial in size is that we have had to have a set of internal appointments that matter greatly in terms of parliament and what our parliament prioritises over the next 5 years.
These appointments fit into two categories; select committee appointments, and front bench (spokesperson) appointments.
Now completed, the two sets of appointments will make a crucial difference to how we form a constructive opposition to the new government. You can view our spokesperson team here.
What are parliamentary committees?
Parliamentary Committees are committees with specific remits, challenged with the task of holding the government to account.
So who is who on the committees?
Committee on Standards
Remit: oversee the role of the Parliamentary Commissioner on Standards
- Anna Sabine
Committee on Privileges
Remit: to oversee parliamentary privilege. An example of their work was their investigation into the conduct of Boris Johnson
- Anna Sabine
Administration Committee
Remit: how services provided to MPs and their staff work and how they are offered.
- Tessa Munt
- Max Wilkinson
Backbench Business Committee
Remit: deciding the business of the commons for roughly a day a week.
No Lib Dem nominations
Business and Trade Select Committee