Isle of Wight East MP Joe Robertson has been appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary for the Shadow Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) team by new Conservative Leader, Kemi Badenoch.
This new role will see Joe working closely with the Shadow DCMS team to scrutinise the Labour Government’s policies on key issues, including the future of arts funding, online safety, youth services, UK tourism and the growth of the UK’s creative industries.
Joe will also be supporting the Shadow DCMS team in scrutinising the upcoming Football Regulator Bill. Joe will draw on his past career experience advising the BBC and Premiership Rugby as well as working for phone hacking claimants against the News of the World.
Following his appointment, Joe Robertson said:
“I am pleased to join the Shadow DCMS team as a Parliamentary Private Secretary and look forward to helping to hold the Labour government to account.
“The culture, media, and sports sectors are vital to our national identity and local economies which have faced unprecedented challenges in recent years. Events like ‘Hats Off to Sandown’ are a good example of the strength of our local culture and should be protected where possible.
“I am looking forward to playing my part in ensuring these industries and sectors receive the attention and support they need, both nationally and here in East Wight.”
Well done Joe.
Joe with over 1 million people signing the current
Petition for a General Election to be called.
The Conservatives may be back in office very soon.
Fingers and Toes crossed.
Who would have thought that The Labour Party in only
4 months have done more damage than the Tories done
in the past 14 years.
It seems to be a case of, the better the devil you know.
Lol
Over a million, now, is it? As hyped by, let me see now, Daily Express, Daily Mail…
But perhaps you and they don’t understand how parliament works. We, the electorate, chose a government and gave them a substantial majority. The only way a GE will be called is if that majority government loses a vote of confidence in the House – dream on.
People are not stupid enough to vote back in the tories,looks like labour and tory voters are made from the same mould,we need change,not more of the same
All credit to Joe, but the reality is that there are more shadow jobs than opposition MPs.
Former adviser to the BBC H’mm