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Valerie Vaz

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Gender Female
Age 69
Date of birth December 7,1954
Zodiac sign Sagittarius
Born Aden Colony
Spouse Paul Townsend
Party Labour Party
Office Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Official site parliament.uk
Position Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2010
Siblings Keith Vaz
Education University of London
Royal Holloway
Bedford College, London
BooksObesity and Diabetes Programmes in England: Capturing the State of Play in July 2011
NationalityBritish
Niece Anjali Vaz
Nephew Luke Vaz
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Valerie Vaz Life story


Valerie Carol Marian Vaz is a British Labour Party politician and solicitor serving as the Member of Parliament for Walsall South since 2010. She served as the Shadow Leader of the House of Commons from 2016 to 2021 in the Shadow Cabinets of Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer.

Coronavirus: the MPs and peers quiz Minister over video conferencing

Coronavirus: the MPs and peers quiz Minister over video conferencing
Apr 19,2020 12:06 am

... Hybrid solutionin the sitting of The House of Commons Commission, which on Thursday included Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg, shadow leader Valerie Vaz and the SNP s Pete Wishart...

Labour: Ed Miliband returned to Labour's shadow Cabinet

Labour: Ed Miliband returned to Labour's shadow Cabinet
Apr 18,2020 8:37 pm

... Valerie Vaz remain, such as the shadow leader of the House of Commons, while Andy McDonald moves out of the traffic, about the new role of shadow employment rights and the protection of the Secretary...

Labour leadership: Long, Bailey, Nandy and Phillips secure nominations

Labour leadership: Long, Bailey, Nandy and Phillips secure nominations
Feb 16,2020 9:58 am

... But all three candidates are behind the shadow of the Brexit Secretary Sir Keir, who has secured 63 nominations so far - also from the shadow leader of the House, Valerie Vaz and the shadow of the Brexit pastor Paul Blomfield...

PM aims to push Brexit bill through in three days

PM aims to push Brexit bill through in three days
Feb 16,2020 7:22 am

... Labour s shadow Commons leader, Valerie Vaz, criticised the proposal, saying MPs: at every stage of government has been executed, to have fear of this house and of democracy, and it is now trying to force through a faulty Brexit business that sold the people to the jobs, rights, and our communities...

Brexit: MEPs to vote on deal John Bercow ruled out of the Speaker

Brexit: MEPs to vote on deal John Bercow ruled out of the Speaker
Feb 16,2020 7:21 am

... Labour s shadow Commons leader Valerie Vaz told MPs: at every stage of government has been executed, to have fear of this house and of democracy, and it is now trying to force through a faulty Brexit business that sold the people to the jobs, rights, and our communities...

Labour: Ed Miliband returned to Labour's shadow Cabinet

Feb 16,2020 7:21 am

Sir Keir Starmer has appointed the former head of the Labour Party Ed Miliband in his new shadow Cabinet.

Mr Miliband, who led the group between 2010 and 2015, it is now The Role of shadow business Secretary.

Sir Keir won to lead The Contest , The Party on Saturday after the game against Rebecca Long-Bailey and Lisa Nandy .

He called Ms Nandy as his shadow foreign Minister on Sunday and now has Ms Bailey was appointed as shadow education secretary.

Emily Thornberry , the not managed, on the last vote, in The Leadership dispute, now shadow International Trade Secretary.

Sir Keir chose his top team on Sunday, naming The Party is a Minister of the new Deputy head, Angela Rayner , Department of labor, Anneliese Dodds , as shadow Chancellor, and Nick Thomas-Symonds as The Shadow inside.

Rachel Reeves took The Job of shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, but Jonathan Ashworth retained his post as shadow health Secretary.

on Monday the announcement, he confirmed the rest of his front seat, and David Lammy , as the new shadow justice Minister, John Healey , The Shadow -Minister of defence, and Jonathan Reynolds , the Shadow Work and pensions Secretary.

Mr Miliband, who has also served as climate and energy Secretary under Gordon Brown , wrote on Twitter that he was "eager to serve... alongside a talented team".

He Said that everyone must "focus on the play of our article" to combat the Corona Virus outbreak, but added: "We can get Back To business as usual after the crisis. "

analysis by BBC political correspondent Jonathan Blake

in Addition, to remain a handful of less familiar names at The Top of the table, Sir Keir Starmer , has a clear-out of Jeremy Corbyn closest allies oversees.

to get used to the fourteen people, the signals their departure, The Shadow Cabinet will leave with some new name.

Ed Miliband is back with a short, he knows well, she served as energy Minister under Gordon Brown .

the former leader has warned the UK will need to re-shape its economy and points to the coronavirus crisis, perhaps on a post-pandemic policy.

Lord Falconer is another link to the labour markets, the past increases in power and Blair-era minister, David Lammy , is an open and well-known face on the back benches, a Central role as a shadow justice Minister.

Fresh faces Sir Keir Starmer will bring the chance of a difficult and conflicting time for work under Jeremy Corbyn .

But he will also be aware that many in The Party 's mass membership want a complete Clean Break .

Deputy leadership candidate Ian Murray and Rosena Allin-Khan have both jobs in Sir Keir new line-up as The Shadow Scottish Secretary and shadow minister for Mental Health , respectively.

And Louise Haigh will serve as interim-shadow Northern Ireland Secretary, after it was confirmed that the current holder of The Job , Tony Lloyd , was in the hospital of coronavirus.

Valerie Vaz remain, such as The Shadow leader of The House of Commons, while Andy Mcdonald moves out of the traffic, about the new role of shadow Employment Rights and the protection of the Secretary.

Baroness Smith will remain as shadow leader of The Lords , and the former Lord Chancellor in Tony Blair 's government, Lord Falconer, is to The Shadow attorney-General.

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The new shadow Cabinet was described by labour as a "gender-balanced", with 17 women and 15 men.

It also has seven members of black, Asian and ethnic minorities.

the announcement of the appointments, Sir Keir said he was "proud" of his shadow Cabinet, saying it "demonstrates the breadth, the depth and the talents of the Labour Party ".

He added: "This is a new team that focuses relentlessly on the act in The National interest to respond to the Corona-Virus pandemic and the reconstruction work so that it will win The Next elections. "



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Source of news: bbc.com

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