{"id":30707,"date":"2018-01-22T16:50:10","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T15:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/?p=30707"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:49:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:49:21","slug":"theresa-may-appoints-tracey-crouch-as-uks-first-minister-for-loneliness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/theresa-may-appoints-tracey-crouch-as-uks-first-minister-for-loneliness\/","title":{"rendered":"Theresa May appoints Tracey Crouch as UK’s first Minister for loneliness"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tracey Crouch was recently announced as the new Minister for Loneliness<\/strong>. Indeed, in memory of Jo Cox, who was murdered by a right-wing extremist in 2016, the British Prime Minister Theresa May\u00a0has announced the appointment of a new \u201cMinister of Loneliness.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Tracey Crouch announced as the new Minister for Loneliness<\/h2>\n

Theresa May has appointed the country\u2019s first Minister for loneliness<\/strong> in order to tackle the misery endured by a lot of British people.\u00a0\u201cFor far too many, loneliness is a sad reality of modern life. I want us all to confront this and take action to address loneliness endured by the elderly, by carers, those who have lost loved ones \u2013 those with no one to talk to or share their thoughts and experiences with,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Theresa May tweeted.<\/p>\n

As the Minister of loneliness, Tracey Crouch will be tasked with working with the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness<\/strong>, businesses and charities “to raise awareness about loneliness and isolation and create a government strategy to combat it”.<\/em><\/p>\n

Indeed, before her death, Jo Cox set up a cross-party commission called the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness<\/strong> to shine a spotlight on the problem. After she died, the commission put together a report with the British Red Cross and Co-op with a list of recommendations for the government to address the issue.<\/p>\n

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.@tracey_crouch<\/a> will work with @JoCoxFoundation<\/a>, businesses and charities to shine a light on loneliness and create the first ever Government strategy for it. We should all do everything we can to see that, in Jo\u2019s memory, we bring an end to the acceptance of loneliness for good. pic.twitter.com\/RoJPYEG6yn<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Theresa May (@theresa_may) 17 janvier 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n