citing "continued coverage of events connected to my old job at the News of the World". Tony Blair appears before the Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq War. Alan Johnson resigns as Shadow Chancellor, he is succeeded by Ed Balls. 25 January Statistics reveal that the UK economy contracted by 0.5% during the final quarter of last year. Sky Sports presenter Andy Gray is sacked for sexist comments made about a female football official. 26 January Prime Minister David Cameron announces that Sinn Féin's Gerry Adams has resigned from the House of Commons by accepting the notional office of profit under the Crown of Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead. Speaker John Bercow later clarifies that Adams has been appointed to the role following a denial of his acceptance. Yemshaw v London Borough of Hounslow is decided in the Supreme Court, giving legal recognition to the concept of abusive power and control. February 1 February – ZH (Tanzania) v Secretary of State for the Home Department is decided in the Supreme Court, requiring the best interests of children to be taken into account in deportation cases. 2 February – BBC executive Craig Oliver is chosen to replace Andy Coulson as Prime Minister David Cameron's Director of Communications. 5 February – David Cameron criticises "state multiculturism" in his first speech as prime minister on radicalisation and causes of terrorism. 9 February Former head teacher Jean Else has her Damehood revoked by the Queen, having previously being found guilty of misconduct. She is the first person to have the honour revoked. Project Merlin, an agreement on aspects of banking activity in the United Kingdom, is agreed between the coalition government and the country's four major high street banks. 10 February Former Labour MP Jim Devine is convicted of two counts of fraud for falsely claiming £8,385 in expenses. Devine is the first MP to stand trial in the United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal and is later sentenced to 16 months imprisonment. The House of Commons votes 234–22 against prisoners receiving the right to vote. 22 February – Four British are among the hundreds of people killed by the 6.3 magnitude earthquake in New Zealand's second largest city of Christchurch. March 3 March 2011 Barnsley Central by-election: Dan Jarvis for Labour holds the seat with a 60.8% vote share and a majority of 11,771, with the Liberal Democrats finishing in sixth