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Oliver James Dowden CBE (born 1 August 1978) is a British politician and the current Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. A member of the Conservative Party, he is also Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office [1] [2] and has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hertsmere since 2015 .
In September 2021, I was delighted to be appointed by the Prime Minister as Chairman of the Conservative Party. In June 2022, I resigned from this position and returned to the backbenches. In October 2022 I was delighted to be appointed as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster by the Prime Minister.
Oliver Dowden CBE was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 25 October 2022. He was appointed Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office on 9 February 2023. He was...
Jun 24, 2022 · Conservative co-chair Oliver Dowden has resigned following two by-election losses for the party to Labour and the Liberal Democrats. The Lib Dems overturned a huge Tory majority in Tiverton...
Apr 18, 2024 · Cabinet Office and The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE. Published. 18 April 2024. Location: Chatham House. Delivered on: 18 April 2024 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) We...
Jun 24, 2022 · Conservative Party chairman Oliver Dowden has resigned after the party slumped to two by-election defeats. Mr Dowden said in a letter to Boris Johnson that the defeats were "the latest in a run of very poor results" and added: "We cannot carry on with business as usual."
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Jun 24, 2022 · Conservative Party Chairman Oliver Dowden this morning resigned declaring "somebody must take responsibility". Yet it is far from clear that blame for the two overnight defeats in two very different sets of electoral circumstances could ever be laid at the door of the mild-mannered Mr Dowden.
Jun 24, 2022 · Senior Conservative MP Oliver Dowden has been the MP for Hertsmere since 2015. He served as co-chairman of the Conservative Party, alongside Ben Elliot, and Minister without Portfolio until he...
Jun 24, 2022 · Oliver Dowden has resigned as chairman of the Tory party after it suffered two by-election defeats, saying in a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson that "someone must take responsibility".
25 Mar 2024. Dowden blames Chinese groups for two cyber-attacks. The deputy PM says the UK and international partners will expose China for "ongoing patterns of hostile activity". UK Politics....
Sep 23, 2023 · Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden’s speech to the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Cabinet Office and The Rt Hon Oliver...
Apr 21, 2023 · Oliver Dowden will replace Dominic Raab as Deputy Prime Minister to Rishi Sunak. Find out more about the Tory MP. The former Culture Secretary is now the Deputy PM.
Apr 21, 2023 · The British government named Oliver Dowden deputy prime minister on Friday, replacing Dominic Raab who resigned earlier in the day following a report into claims he bullied colleagues.
May 21, 2024 · Oliver Dowden, deputy prime minister, will on Wednesday unveil a new website designed to help households mitigate potential harm from an array of risks, ranging from flooding and power outages to...
The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Hertsmere, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024. He currently holds the Government posts of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office, and Deputy Prime Minister.
Jun 24, 2022 · Conservative co-chair Oliver Dowden has resigned following two by-election losses for the party to Labour and the Liberal Democrats. The Lib Dems overturned a huge Tory majority in Tiverton and...
Aug 3, 2023 · Oliver Dowden — known as “Olive” to his friends — got the call-up to be Sunak’s deputy prime minister in April after predecessor Dominic Raab quit. But just who is the minister now left with his hand on the tiller?
Apr 21, 2023 · Oliver Dowden has been named the new deputy prime minister and Alex Chalk will take over as justice secretary following the resignation of Dominic Raab, who was found to have bullied staff during his time in government.
Nov 5, 2023 · Deputy PM Oliver Dowden has denied the Conservative Party covered up rape allegations against one of its MPs. It comes after reports its former chairman Sir Jake Berry wrote to police to make...
Story by John Besley, PA. • 4m • 2 min read. Alleged Russian interference in the General Election campaign is “gravely concerning”, Oliver Dowden has said. The Deputy Prime Minister ...
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2 days ago · Oliver Dowden has been largely absent from TV and radio during the campaign so far. (Image: Getty) The source added: "He should be nowhere near the leadership of the party in future.
May 22, 2024 · Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden has revealed a new website to advise people on how to protect themselves from various risks, including biosecurity crises, flooding, power outages or another pandemic.
The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Hertsmere, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024. He currently holds the Government posts of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office, and Deputy Prime Minister.
2 days ago · Senior Tories have warned Oliver Dowden must not take over as caretaker leader if the Tories lose the election on Thursday. The Deputy Prime Minister was a key voice pushing Rishi Sunak to call a ...
2 days ago · One post-election possibility is that Rishi Sunak would resign and Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden would become ... a bag of sick” among members on the basis that Dowden is a close ally of ...
1 day ago · Oliver Dowden has said he is "deeply saddened" by the racist language used by Reform activists. Footage from an undercover Channel 4 reporter showed Reform campaigner Andrew Parker using a ...
