Government departments
- Department for Work and Pensions: Lord Freud to stand down as Minister of State for Welfare Reform at the end of the year.
- Ministry of Justice: Civil Procedure Rule Committee – Lizzie Iron appointed as a member, and Kate Wellington, Andrew Underwood and Richard Viney reappointed as members; Civil Justice Council – Diane Astin and Ian Karet appointed as members, and Matthew Smerdon reappointed as a member.
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Imperial War Museum – Elizabeth Cleaver appointed as Learning and Engagement Trustee; Victoria and Albert Museum - Benjamin Elliot, Steven Murphy, Lynda Nead and Nigel Webb appointed as Trustees; Tate – Moya Greene and Jayne-Anne Gadhia appointed as Trustees; Channel 4 – Simon Bax, Paul Geddes, Christopher Holmes and Roly Keating appointed as non-executive members of the board.
- Department for Health: Care Quality Commission – Jane Mordue appointed as a non-executive board member.
- Non-Ministerial Departments: Charity Commission - Laurie Benson, Paul Martin and Catherine Quinn appointed to the board.
House of Commons
- Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat) is the new MP for Richmond Park, winning the by-election on 1st December.
- Administration Committee – Robert Syms replaced Robin Walker as a member.
- Environmental Audit Committee – Gavin Shuker replaced Alan Whitehead as a member.
- European Scrutiny Committee – Alan Brown and Paul Monaghan replaced Peter Grant and Calum Kerr as members.
- Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy – Yvette Cooper and Theresa Villiers replaced Damian Green and Keith Vaz as members.
- Petitions Committee – Luke Hall replaced Nick Hurd as a member.
- Public Accounts Committee – Anne Marie Morris appointed as a member.
- Scottish Affairs Committee – Anna Soubry replaced Maggie Throup as a member.
UK Independence Party
- Paul Nuttall elected as Leader.
- Peter Whittle appointed as Deputy Leader
- Suzanne Evans appointed as Deputy Chair, chairing the policy committee
- William Dartmouth reappointed as Deputy Chair.
- Spokespeople team appointments:
- Suzanne Evans – Health.
- Ernie Warrender – Small Business.
- Patrick O’Flynn – Media and Sport.
- James Carver – Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
- David Kurten – Education and Apprenticeships.
- Bill Etheridge – Defence.
- Julia Reid – Environment.
- Gerard Batten – Brexit.
- John Bickley – Immigration.
- Mike Hookem – Fisheries.
- Peter Whittle – Culture.
- Stuart Agnew – Agriculture.
- William Dartmouth – International Trade.
- Mark Reckless - Economics.
- Jill Seymour - Transport.
- Roger Helmer – Energy.
- Star Anderton – Disability.
Local Authority by-election results November 28 and December 1
- Angus Council - Brenda Durno elected for Arbroath East & Lunan – SNP gain from Independent
- Chichester District Council – Jonathan Brown elected for Southborne – Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative.
- Dorset County Council – Andrew Parry elected for Ferndown – Conservative gain from UKIP.
- South Northamptonshire District Council – Andrew Grant elected for Grange Park – Conservative hold.
- Tower Hamlets Council – Shafi Ahmed elected for Whitechapel – Independent gain from Tower Hamlets First.
- Warwick District Council – Mary Noone elected for Myton & Heathcote – Conservative hold.
- City of London Corporation – Peter Bennett elected for Walbrook. Independent gain from Independent.
Industry & interest Groups
- Epilepsy Society – Clare Pelham appointed as Chief Executive.
- Starbucks – Howard Schultz to step down as Chief Executive.
- Newsworks – Vanessa Clifford appointed as Chief Executive.