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MP was appointed to replace Mirza as the director of the Policy Unit until 8 July 2022. As a sitting MP, he was also appointed as Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Policy and Head of the Prime Minister's Policy Unit). The role was left vacant from 8 July 2022, as Johnson announced his
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Members of the Policy Unit in 2010 were Gavin Lockhart-Mirams (Home Affairs), Sean Worth (Health and Adult Social Care), Chris Brown (Education), Richard Freer (Defence), Tim Luke (Business and Enterprise), Michael Lynas
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in 1974, it has gone through a series of guises to suit the needs of successive prime ministers, staffed variously by political advisers, civil servants and more recently a combination of both.
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The Coalition Government of May 2010 quickly disbanded two major parts of central infrastructure built by
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The vacant post was filled by Jamie Hope on 6 September 2022 as part of the short-lived
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with responsibility for Education and Culture under Johnson during his time as
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Cameron's New Backroom Team Aims to Move Story On from U-turns and Cuts
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under joint heads Paul Kirby (Policy) and Kris Murrin (Implementation).
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Public bodies and task forces of the United Kingdom government
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during his time as Chancellor, and chief of staff at the
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in October 2022, Eleanor Shawcross, the daughter of the
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Wintour, Patrick; White, Michael (4 September 2003).
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The current Director of the Number 10 Policy Unit is
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His Majesty's Government
Stuart Ingham
Prime Minister's Office
10 Downing Street
10 Downing Street
British Prime Minister
Harold Wilson
Stuart Ingham
Tony Blair
Prime Minister's Delivery Unit (PMDU)
Prime Minister's Strategy Unit (PMSU)
special advisers
Whitehall
Prime Minister
Deputy Prime Minister
Big Society
Munira Mirza
Boris Johnson
Deputy Mayor of London
Mayor of London
Keir Starmer
Jimmy Savile
Director of Public Prosecutions
Andrew Griffith
resignation
party leader
chosen
Truss ministry
Rishi Sunak

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