Sion Simon, MP for Erdington, has been moved in Gordon Brown’s latest reshuffle following the near collapse of his government in the run up to Labour’s disastrous European election vote.
Mr Simon has kept his position as a government minister, but moves from his post as Minister for Further Education in the Department of Universities, Innovation and Skills to an unpaid position as junior minister in the Department of Culture, Media and Sport.
June 10, 2009...1:02 am
Sion Simon moved to Department of Culture Media and Sport
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June 10, 2009 at 7:18 pm
Who could be better qualified? His media input is renowned, and he’s been tweeting about Rimbaud and Jacques Brel. I don’t know about his sporting credentials but perhaps he’s been hiding his light under a bushel…
June 19, 2009 at 6:20 pm
He has also been named in the Telegraph’s “expenses” expose because he claimed £5,400 in stamp duty after moving house in London in May 2008. Also claimed £1,850 on refurbishing new home that month.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/5297606/MPs-expenses-Full-list-of-MPs-investigated-by-the-Telegraph.html
You have to scroll down quite a way because he is not important enough to be a headliner …..