Black Country MP appointed as assistant to Leader of the Commons Penny Mordaunt
A Black Country MP has been appointed to a new role assisting the Leader of the House of Commons.
Nicola Richards MP will serve as Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Penny Mordaunt.
The unpaid role will see her serve as an assistant to the minister, as well as being her 'eyes and ears' in the Commons.
West Bromwich East MP Ms Richards said: "I’m honoured to have been asked to be the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council, Penny Mordaunt.
"As usual I will continue to work hard for the residents of Great Barr, Wednesbury and West Bromwich."
Ms Richards, a former Dudley councillor, was a PPS in the Department of Transport between September 2021 and July 2022. She resigned in protest against Boris Johnson's leadership.
Meanwhile Wolverhampton North East MP Jane Stevenson has been appointed as a PPS in the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy.
Stourbridge MP Suzanne Webb is PPS to Prime Minister Liz Truss and Wendy Morton is Chief Whip. She has been joined in the whips' office by Wolverhampton South West MP Stuart Anderson.
