Sacked Government minister Lucy Powell is member of RSPB - and son is 'bit of a keen twitcher'

                                         

Lucy Powell - frontline politician who likes birds

IT has emerged that a Cabinet minister sacked earlier this month by the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, is a member of the RSPB.

Lucy Powell had been Leader of The Commons until, much to her disgruntlement, she was shown the door by the PM.

Mother-of-three Ms Powell has represented the Manchester Central constituency since 2012 and is a supporter of Manchester City FC.

In a debate back in spring, she revealed her ornithological credentials when she said:  "I am a member of the RSPB, in part because my son is a bit of a keen twitcher."

Ms Powell is currently favourite to become the next Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, following the resignation, also earlier this month, of Angela Rayner.