Another step up the ladder for Great Grimsby MP's hard-working (and ambitious) MP, Lia Nici

                                                 

Lia Nici - boost to political career

GREAT Grimsby MP Lia Nici has been appointed Assistant Government Whip.

The appointment is a boost for Ms Nici because it will widen her ministerial experience. 

She was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities between 8 July 2022 and 20 September 2022.

The Grimsby MP was the staunchest parliamentary ally of Boris Johnson, then, after he was forced to resign as Prime Minister, she supported the successful leadership bid by Liz Truss.  

Whips are responsible for administering the system that ensures that members of the party attend and vote in Parliament as the party leadership desires.

Whips are also largely responsible (together with the Leader of the House in the Commons) for arranging the business of Parliament. 

In this role they are frequently referred to as ‘the usual channels’.

Ms Nici will answer to the Goverment's new Chief Whip, Wendy Morton, MP for the Walsall constuency of Aldridge-Brownhills.