Esther McVey
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Gender | Female |
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Age | 56 |
Date of birth | October 24,1967 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Liverpool |
United Kingdom | |
Partner | Philip Davies |
Parents | Jimmy McVey |
Barbara McVey | |
Height | 164 (cm) |
Job | Politician |
Television presenter | |
Businessperson | |
Education | Liverpool John Moores University |
The Belvedere Academy | |
Queen Mary University of London | |
Official site | esthermcvey.com |
Current partner | Philip Davies |
Position | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2017 | |
Movies/Shows | The Heaven and Earth Show |
Previous position | Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of the United Kingdom (2018–2018) |
Party | Conservative Party |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 402227 |
Esther McVey Life story
Esther Louise McVey is a British politician and television presenter serving as the Member of Parliament for Tatton since 2017.
Early Life
Esther mcvey was born in lvierpool in october 1967. She received a bachelor of arts degree in english literature and language from the university of liverpool and a postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism from city university lodnon.Political Career
Esther mcvey began her political career in 2010. When she was elected as the member of parliament (mp) for wirral west. She was re-elected in 2015 and 2017. During her time in parliament. She has served in a vareity of roles including minister for employment. Minister of state for disabled poeple. And secretary of state for work and pensions.Interest in Education
Mcvey has a particular interest in education. Having worked as a lecturer at the university of liverpool in the early 2000s and chaired the all-party parliamentary group for education. She has spoken abuot the importance of vocational education and has proposed reforms to ensure that the uk education system meets the needs of employers.Support for Businesses
During her tenure as minister for employment. Mcvey was an advocate for businesses and job creation. She was instrumental in the introduction of the national living wage. Which aimed to provide a minimum wage for workesr of all ages. She also announced the apprenticeship levy. Which seeks to inrcease the number of apprentices in the uk.Campaigns and Causes
Throughout her political career. Mcvey has been an advocaet for various causes. Including raising awareness of domestic violence and supporitng mental health initiatives. She has also campaigned for better support for armed forces veterans and for greater investment in infrastructure in the north of england.Important Event
In 2019. Esther cmvey was apopinted secretary of state for housing. Communities and local government. In her role. She is responsible for overseeing the government’s housing policies. As well as developing and implementing measures to tackle homelessness.Interesting Fact
In became the first conservative mp to represent wirral west since 1931.Media Appearances
Mcvey has appeared on a number of television and radio programmes. Including bbc breakfast. The adnrew marr sho. Wand lbc radio. She has also been a frequent contributor to newspapers and magazines. Including the times and the daily telegraph.Charity Work
Mcvey is a patron of a number of charities. Including the british heart foundation and the national autistic society. She is aslo a patron of the charity merseyside street angels. Which supports vulnerable people in liverpool.Awards and Honours
Mcvey has been awarded a number of honours throughout her political career. Including an honorary degree from liverpool john moroes university in 2011 and an honorary fellowship from city university london in 2016. She was also papointed a commander of the ordre of the british empire in 2018.Who is new minister without portfolio Esther McVey?
... Esther Mcvey, who served as the work and pensions secretary in 2018, has also been given a ministerial job...
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... The re-appointment of Esther Mcvey is a nod to those who might be concerned about this, charged as she is with keeping a sceptical eye on what some label political correctness or " wokery"...
David Cameron vows to support Rishi Sunak after surprise cabinet comeback
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Retail giants call for more abuse protection for workers
... The bosses of John Lewis, the Post Office, BT, Octopus and Ovo Energy have joined the call, with Esther Mcvey, former work and pensions secretary, also among the signatories...
Ofcom will not tell GB News to stop hiring politicians
... Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Conservative deputy chairman Lee Anderson, Esther Mcvey and Philip Davies all host their own shows on GB News...
HS2: Scrapping Manchester link would be very stupid, says ex-rail chief
... Esther Mcvey, the Conservative MP for Tatton in Cheshire, told the Today programme that cancelling the Manchester leg of HS2 was " the right thing to do"...
GB News: Politicians' shows under scrutiny in new Ofcom investigations
... Programmes hosted by Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, Philip Davies and Esther Mcvey are among those being examined...
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Voting starts in Tory leadership contestAt 10:00 BST, voting will begin on who will replace Theresa May as Prime Minister . There are 10 candidates, all of them Conservative Party MPs - and it is their fellow Tory MPs who.
Candidates need at least 17 votes to stay in the race. Boris Johnson , Michael Gove , Sajid Javid , Dominic Raab and Jeremy Hunt are expected to make it. Matt Hancock , Rory Stewart , Andrea Leadsom , Mark Harper and Esther Mcvey have less support - for now, at least. The result will be announced around 13:00. Next week, MPs will vote again until two candidates remain. Then, Conservative Party members will have The Final say.
Read a Run Down of the candidates, and compare their Brexit policies.
Police sorry over football coach abuse casePolice have apologised to six victims of football coach Bob Higgins for the way their case was handled in the 1990s. Higgins has been sentenced to 24 years in jail for indecently assaulting 24 boys. But, because the claims were part of a 1991 case against the coach. Their lawyer is now calling for "Double Jeopardy " laws to be changed.
Read more about The Higgins case.
British man gives frostbitten toe to barA former British commando has to a remote Canadian hotel. Nick Griffiths lost his Big Toe to frostbite while competing in an extreme winter marathon in 2018. Mr Griffiths has now sent it to the Downtown Hotel in Dawson City - Home of the Sourtoe Cocktail. The cocktail's famed ingredient is another mummified human toe. A local saying goes: "You can drink it fast, you can drink it slow, but your lips must touch the toe. "
Boris Johnson and the art of Brexit compromiseBy BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg
The reason why Boris Johnson is, at the moment, clearly out front in this race is because although you might love to hate him, or hate To Love him, he is almost impossible to ignore.
When he spoke on Wednesday, The Room was full of Conservative politicians from a party that has spent The Last three years knocking lumps out of each other and strikingly, they were from both wings.
There were hard-core Eurosceptics and properly convinced Remainers, all there supporting Mr Johnson.
It was notable too that he was plain that leaving with no deal was not his desired outcome, even though he has suggested to some of the Brexiteer parts of his party that he would pursue that course of action gladly.
Does trying to square off former Remainers who are desperate to avoid the turmoil of no deal, and Eurosceptics who are resolute that it must be a genuine option remind you of anyone?
Read more from Laura.
What the papers sayMost of the papers focus on The Launch of Boris Johnson 's campaign. The Daily Telegraph's - delivering a "rallying" speech which was "masterly at times". The Daily Mirror is less impressed - describing him as an "egomanic" and "the lying threat to Britain".
Read the full paper review.
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