Munira Mirza
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| Gender | Female |
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| Born | Oldham |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Dougie Smith |
| Party | Conservative Party |
| Education | University of Kent |
| Mansfield College, Oxford | |
| Oldham Sixth Form College | |
| Books | The Politics of Culture: The Case for Universalism |
| Living Apart Together: British Muslims and the Paradox of Multiculturalism | |
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| ID | 2531306 |
Munira Mirza Life story
Munira Mirza is Director of the Number 10 Policy Unit, a post to which she was appointed by incoming Prime Minister Boris Johnson on 24 July 2019. She previously worked under Johnson as Deputy Mayor for Education and Culture when he was Mayor of London.
Nadine Dorries book and Dr No: The Plot thickens
... Mr Smith is also the husband of Munira Mirza, a close ally of Boris Johnson, Mr Johnson was forced to resign, after mass resignations from his own ministers...
Boris Johnson urged to retract Savile remark after Starmer protest
... Last week, his former head of policy and longstanding aide, Munira Mirza, Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy, who was with Sir Keir at the time, tweeted: " Intimidation, harassment and lies have no place in our democracy...
No 10 set for more changes as PM seeks to calm MPs
... The latter led No 10 policy chief Munira Mirza to resign, while four other aides - including his chief of staff and private secretary - also resigned last week...
Boris Johnson names new team after No 10 party turmoil
... But policy chief Munira Mirza quit over the PM s false claim that Labour leader Sir Keir failed to prosecute Savile when he was director of public prosecutions, and his refusal to apologise...
Boris Johnson: Voters are furious so PM must go, says former minister
... No 10 policy chief Munira Mirza quit on Thursday, describing Mr Johnson s comments on Sir Keir as " scurrilous"...
No 10 denies Boris Johnson has lost control after raft of resignations
... But the exit of head of policy Munira Mirza and policy advisor Elena Narozanski had not been planned...
Munira Mirza: The student radical who became 'Boris's brain'
...Munira Mirza, one of Boris Johnson s closest aides, has quit, blaming what she called a " scurrilous" attack by the prime minister on Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer...
Two senior aides to Boris Johnson resign from No 10
... Director of communications Jack Doyle confirmed his exit shortly after the departure of policy head Munira Mirza...
Boris Johnson: Voters are furious so PM must go, says former minister
Another Conservative MP has called for Boris Johnson to resign as the turmoil at 10 Downing Street continues.
Former minister Nick Gibb is the latest Tory to submit a letter of no confidence in the Prime Minister .
He Said his constituents were furious That No 10 had been " flagrantly disregarding" the Covid rules they set.
Meanwhile, a photograph of Mr Johnson holding a beer at a birthday gathering has been handed to police investigating Covid breaches.
The Paper said the picture is one of 300 submitted to and is thought to have been taken by the PM's official photographer, who is funded by the taxpayer.
It says it shows the Prime Minister holding a Can of beer at an event in No 10's Cabinet Room in June 2020, alongside Chancellor Rishi Sunak , who was holding a soft drink.
At The Time , gatherings of More Than Two People inside were.
It Comes at The End of a difficult week for the PM which has seen and the publication of the into events at Downing Street while Covid restrictions were in place.
Writing in, Mr Gibb, who has served under three Prime Ministers and who lost his position as schools minister in Boris Johnson 's reshuffle last September, said his constituents were " furious about The Double standards" and That " to restore trust, we need to change the Prime Minister ".
He Said Covid restrictions imposed by Boris Johnson were " flagrantly disregarded" in Downing Street, and the PM was inaccurate when, in December, he told The House of Commons there was no party.
" Some argue That eating a few canapes with a glass of prosecco is hardly a reason to resign. But telling The Truth matters, and nowhere more so than in The House of Commons where, like a court of law, truth must be told regardless of The Personal consequences, " he wrote.
Mr Gibb said fellow backbench Tory Aaron Bell had " struck a chord" when he earlier This Week .
On Friday, Mr Bell said the " breach of trust" over the rule breaking and how it had been handled made the PM's position untenable, as he confirmed he had also submitted a letter of no confidence to Sir Graham Brady - The Chair of the 1922 Committee.
A leadership contest could be triggered if 54 letters are submitted.
Other Conservative MPs are expected to consider whether to put in their letters over the weekend.
Speaking on Newsnight, Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen suggested it was now The Job of The Cabinet to " show leadership" and " confront" the issue of the Prime Minister 's leadership.
But his fellow Tory MP Richard Bacon suggested That it was not for politicians to change governments - That was for the electorate to Take Care of.
Mr Johnson has written to all Tory MPs to say he is committed to improving The Way 10 Downing Street works.
Some of his supporters, including one former cabinet minister, have criticised the chancellor Rishi Sunak , who This Week distanced himself from the Prime Minister 's controversial comments about Sir Keir Starmer , for being disloyal at a difficult time.
No 10 policy chief Munira Mirza quit on Thursday, describing Mr Johnson's comments on Sir Keir as " scurrilous".
The Prime Minister falsely claimed That the Labour leader had failed to prosecute paedophile Jimmy Savile during his time as director of public prosecutions.
Mr Sunak said he " wouldn't have said it" while on Friday Health Secretary Sajid Javid said Sir Keir " did a good job and should be respected for it".
Source of news: bbc.com
