Editorial Board

The editorial content on politics.co.uk is overseen by an editorial board comprising an elected representative from each of the three main political parties.

The editorial board meets throughout the year and has four primary functions:

1. Approve the editorial policy followed in the generation of material placed on politics.co.uk.
2. Review the content of politics.co.uk on an ongoing basis to ensure that it meets with the editorial policy, notably in relation to political objectivity.
3. Provide general guidance to the development of the site so that it succeeds in providing in-depth coverage of UK politics in a way that promotes understanding, interest, and political involvement.
4. Consider feedback, including complaints, from visitors to politics.co.uk

The editorial board is comprised of:

Jason McCartney MP (Conservative)
Name name MP (party)

Jason McCartney became the Conservative MP for Colne Valley at the 2010 general election. He had served for nine years as an RAF officer before working in sports journalism for ITV Yorkshire.
Barry Sheerman MP (Labour)
Barry Sheerman MP (Labour)
 

Barry Sheerman has been the Labour member of parliament for Huddersfield since 1979. He chaired Commons' education and skills select committee from 2001 to 2007 and the children, schools and families committee from 2001 to 2010. He currently chairs the Skills Commission.
Stephen Williams MP (Liberal Democrat)
Stephen Williams MP (Liberal Democrat)
 

Stephen Williams has been the Liberal Democrat MP for Bristol West since 2005. He is the chair of the party's Treasury backbench committee and sits on the Commons' constitutional reform committee. He was the Lib Dem spokesperson for business, innovation and skills from 2007 to 2010.
Nigel Evans MP (deputy Speaker)
Nigel Evans MP (deputy Speaker)
 

Nigel Evans remains on the politics.co.uk editorial board after being elected deputy Speaker in the Commons at the start of the 2010 parliament, having previously served as the Conservative MP for Ribble Valley since 1992. He served as shadow secretary of state for Wales from 2001 to 2003 and was a deputy chairman of the party until December 2005.

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