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...
No 10 set for more changes as PM seeks to calm MPs
Boris Johnson is set to make further changes to his Downing Street team This Week as he seeks to ease concerns of MPs who are wavering about his future.
The shake-up comes amid The Fallout from into events at No 10 while Covid restrictions were in place.
Several Tory backbenchers have called for Mr Johnson to resign and have submitted letters of no confidence.
The PM has promised his MPs there would be a change in how No 10 operates.
On Saturday Mr Johnson to his backroom staff following a string of resignations last week.
Steve Barclay MP is Taking Over as his chief of staff, while former BBC correspondent Guto Harri has started as director of communications.
There are expected to be new staff appointments, and some ministers Will share some of the existing responsibilities of Mr Barclay, who retains his Cabinet Office position.
At least one current Adviser - Henry Newman - Will be moved out of No 10 and into a new role in government.
The Prime Minister is also thought to be looking to appoint a new Chief Whip - the person in charge of party Discipline - and he is understood to have held discussions with senior figures to try to persuade them to take up The Post .
Mr Johnson, who spent the weekend at his country retreat, Chequers, called some of his colleagues over the weekend to try to persuade them of the significance of his changes.
He has faced a turbulent few weeks amid allegations of parties at Downing Street, the Metropolitan Police announcing an investigation into 12 of those and criticism after.
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.
On Sunday, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng appealed for his party to give the Prime Minister the " time and space to deliver" on the government's promises, while former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith also said that he should stay in his role.
Several Conservative MPs have handed in letters of no confidence in the PM, with 54 needed to trigger a vote on his leadership.
It Comes as Mr Johnson's wife, Carrie, has said she is, after a book alleged she influences the Prime Minister 's decision-making.
Source of news: bbc.com
