Rt Hon Karen Bradley MP was elected new British Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Chair on 30 November 2022.
The Annual General Meeting of the British Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union was convened on Wednesday 30 November in the IPU Room at the Palace of Westminster to adopt the 2022 Annual Report and elect the Executive Committee for 2022/23.
The AGM was presided over by the Speaker of the House of Commons, The Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP in his capacity as Honorary President of the Group. The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Americas and Caribbean in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, David Rutley MP, proposed adoption of the 2022 Annual Report which was seconded by the Shadow Minister for Europe and the Americas, Stephen Doughty MP, prior to adoption by the AGM.
The BGIPU consists of members of all parties and the cross-benches. Membership comprises all members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords who are deemed full members of BGIPU by virtue of their standing in the UK Parliament.
The priority for the BGIPU’s parliamentary diplomacy effort is to promote and consolidate Britain’s interests abroad and engage Parliamentarians in key global issues. The BGIPU works to expand awareness and understanding of foreign relations and the contribution to be made by the UK Parliament to consolidate parliamentary democracy worldwide.
Karen commented,
" I am delighted to have been elected Chair of the BGIPU and would like to thank all my Parliamentary colleagues who voted for me. It is an honour to be Chair and to be able to represent Parliament in this way."
