Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge. That’s the new title for Charlotte Owen, a former adviser to former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, after she was sworn into the House of Lords this Monday.
At 30 – made in May – Owen became the youngest person to hold a lifetime seat in the upper house of the UK Parliament, excluding those who hold hereditary seats. It is noteworthy that the average age of the House of Lords is 71 years.
Owen comes to this position after being appointed by Johnson, at the bottom of that list, as former British prime ministers leave Downing Street.
The House of Lords is surprised by the seven names on the list of the former Conservative government leader, who resigned in September last year after losing the confidence of his executive and in July over his erratic management of a number of political scandals, including parties during the pandemic.
Apart from Owen, the list includes two former councillors, Ben Gascoigne (40) and Ross Kempsell (31), Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen (36) or City Councilor and former London Chamber candidate Shaun Bailey (52).
The opposition Labor party took advantage of the Conservatives and particularly Boris Johnson when it presented its proposal to abolish the “undemocratic” House of Lords, which now has more than 700 members, oversight functions and powers to amend laws proposed in Parliament. The Tories.
The Liberal Democrats said the former prime minister had been accused by a parliamentary commission of “deliberately misleading delegates”.Particate“And having denounced a “witch-hunt” in Parliament against him, he should not even be granted the right to confer offices or decorations.
“It is disgraceful that only Boris Johnson was allowed to receive the Honors List after his lies and breaches of the law. His latest attacks on parliamentary democracy are the ultimate proof that he cannot even be awarded medals.
Owen’s appointment was heavily criticized by the former prime minister’s opponents. Available on LinkedIn, the resume of the now-Baroness, who graduated in 2015 with a degree in politics and international relations, notes that she briefly worked at an agency where she was an adviser to some Conservative MPs, before interning at the Foreign Office when Johnson was minister in charge of foreign affairs.
However, according to GuardianYour name is not mentioned in the official list Special Advisors The government’s announcement, published in June 2021, suggests Owen took up the position between February 2021 and October 2022, already Liz Truss’ last month as prime minister.
His duties are less clear, but Conservative MP James Duttridge assured the BBC that former adviser no. 10 Downing Street said it was “critical to operations”.
“He was the liaison between the Prime Minister and the entire parliamentary committee. He set up meetings, gave information to Boris so that 20 seconds before he entered a meeting, he understood what the meeting was about,” he explained.
Without holding any office in government, a member of the House of Lords receives no salary. However, you are entitled to £342 (nearly €400) for each day you attend a session in the room, including expenses (travel, accommodation, meals etc.).
