Has anybody seen our Minister? (Part II)
Right, listen up everyone. Crippled Monkey wants you to forget everything I told you yesterday. It seems that the rumour about the new Minister for Disabled People being Liz Blackman was just that - a rumour. Those damn Westminster leaks. But now the true identity of the new person in the job can be revealed (cue dramatic drum-roll), and it's Anne McGuire MP!
I sense you don't believe me after the previous revelation turned out to be a red herring. But look, it's true! I got it from the horse's mouth! (OK, it's just a Department of Work and Pensions press release. And no, I'm not suggesting for a moment that the good folks at the DWP are horses.) It even features a footnote mentioning that our old friend Liz Blackman won't be taking up a ministerial post. Glad we've got all that sorted out, then.
So what can I tell you about Anne? Well, she's MP for Stirling in Scotland, and has been in parliament since 1997. This is her BBC News profile, but she's also one of those MPs with her own personal website, which includes further biographical details. Oh, and you can also read a press release (note: this is a Word document) she issued in December last year, welcoming the publication of a new Disability Discrimination Bill.
Right, I'm going to have a bit of a lie-down, as it's been a confusing couple of days. This is Crippled Monkey for BBC Ouch, standing outside the House of Commons, doing a very bad impression of Andrew Marr.
