General Election 2017
A round-up of news on the General Election 2017 from the Anglia region.
Northamptonshire MP moved in Cabinet reshuffle
The South Northamptonshire MP Andrea Leadsom has been made Leader of the House of Commons in the Cabinet reshuffle following the General Election.
Mrs Leadsom, who contested the Conservative leadership against Theresa May in 2016, was moved from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs where she was Secretary of State.
Andrea Leadsom has been an MP since 2010 and was a leading campaigner for leaving the European Union.
Her majority in South Northamptonshire was cut from 26,416 to 22,840 in the General Election.
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The ups and downs of the reshuffle for the East's MPs
There has been promotion and demotion for MPs for the Anglia region in Theresa May's Cabinet reshuffle following the General Election.
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New Ipswich MP to rethink plans for Orwell Crossing
Sandy Martin defeated the Conservative Ben Gummer, who was one of the architects of Theresa May's ill-fated election campaign.
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Cambs MP predicts PM has only six months in office
The Conservative MP for South Cambridgeshire, Heidi Allen, says Theresa May is "not the leader that we need."