Sunday, July 17, 2016

BRIGG MP GIVEN FIRST MINISTERIAL POST

Brigg & Goole MP Andrew Percy pictured outside the Buttercross - picture on Nigel Fisher's Brigg Blog

The BBC is reporting that Brigg & Goole MP Andrew Percy (Conservative) has been given his first ministerial appointment.
Andrew is joining the team at the Department for Communities and Local Government, reports say.
We've just checked Andrew's website http://www.andrewpercy.org and there's nothing about this yet under "Latest News."
If you are on Twitter, we suggest following the BBC's  Tim Iredale, who covers our region and is the man in the know @iredalepolitics 

UPDATE 2.30pm Sunday: Andrew's appointment as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Communities and Local Government has been announced from the Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street, through official government website GOV.UK
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