Sullivan Reshuffles Shadow Cabinet in the wake of Lewis Davies announcing his Retirement from Frontline PoliticsLewis Davies, 68, has announced he will be retiring from the Imperial Diet at the next election. The TUSC Foreign Affairs Spokesman has announced, ahead of the TUSC Party Conference, that he will be stepping down to spend more time with his family. This is following his daughter Erin, 33, giving birth to a child. Davies told journalists;
My 40 years in the Imperial Diet have been stressful and eventful, trying to juggle being The TUSC Spokesman on foreign affairs for the last 30 years as well as representing my constituents in Geharon has taken it's toll, especially as it coincided with the majority of my children's formative years. Part of me always thought I was being a bad parent. My children have ambitions of their own, and I hope to be a much better Grandparent than I was a parent, providing a childcare option for my Children as their kids grow and they wish to pursue their own ambitions and interests. At the next election I will do all that Ben Sullivan asks me to do in terms of campaigning, and will continue to be in the public eye no matter what, just not on a permanent and daily basis.
Davies is one of the few people in the TUSC not considered overly factional, having served loyally on Ben Sullivan's front bench for many years. Davies has always said that he's a party loyalist, and his retirement will mean that only Ben Sullivan (69), David Ralph (70), and Gonzalez Clei (66) remain on the front bench having served on it since the Party was founded 40 years ago. Most other members of the front bench are from the ‘generation of '03', having been elected 37 years ago as the TUSC won 62 seats in the 4403 Election, such as Aaron West (56), Ellesha Wilson (58) and Jennifer Thompson (64). Davies was also well known for his inoffensive style, making him the perfect Deputy Leader of the Party during it's formative years, as a more subtle contrast to the abrasive Sullivan.
Ben Sullivan has subsequently reshuffled his Shadow Team in response. Introducing a new member from the younger generation of TUSC Politicians as a part of the reshuffle.
Deputy Leader Ellesha Wilson has moved from Internal Affairs to fill the vacancy at foreign affairs left by Davies. She has been replaced in internal affairs by Jennifer Thompson, who was previously in the Education Role, and actually served in Cabinet as Education Secretary. Despite rumours of the Education Role being given to Liam Owen, he has instead remained in Trade and Industry, with 25 year old Lily Harris, a young MD from Fort William, who was first elected in March 4434, taking the Education Role. Harris is the younger Cousin of Infrastructure and Transport spokeswoman for the party Ashley Harris and is the first new member of the shadow team since Peter Bracknell resigned 22 years ago in support of the Yates Leadership challenge. The lack of turnover and increasing age of the TUSC front bench has given it some negative pressure in recent times, Sullivan is clearly hoping that the change will help to dispel that notion.
Full TUSC Shadow Cabinet:
Shadow Chancellor and Imperial Seal Bearer: Ben Sullivan (
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Deputy Shadow Chancellor and Shadow Foreign Secretary: Ellesha Wilson (
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Shadow Internal Affairs Secretary: Jennifer Thompson (
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Shadow Finance Secretary: Aaron West (
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Shadow Education Secretary: Lily Harris (
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Shadow Health and Social Services Secretary: Abby West (
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Shadow Justice Secretary: Paul Emerson (
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Shadow Trade and Industry Secretary: Liam Owen (
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Shadow Environment and Tourism Secretary: Gonzalez Clei (
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Shadow Infrastructure and Transport Secretary: Ashley Harris (
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Shadow Food and Agriculture Secretary: David Ralph (
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Shadow Science and Technology Secretary: Alexander Jackson (
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