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  • Sunak’s Struggles: The challenges facing the new Prime Minister

    October 27, 2022

    A third Prime Minister in seven weeks: it’s perhaps an understatement to say that the past few months in UK politics have been unprecedented! The scale of the challenge which Sunak now faces would be a daunting prospect for any political heavyweight. Not only will he be tasked with bringing together a Conservative Party which is deeply divided amongst its many factions, but he will also have to try and steer the country through the...

  • FleishmanHillard UK Analysis: The New Cabinet – Rishi Sunak

    October 26, 2022

    Charley Sambridge, account director  New Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has kept Jeremy Hunt as his Chancellor and appointed MPs from all wings of the Conservative Party to his top table after he pledged to build a “big tent” Cabinet to bring unity and stability to government. In a reshuffle that Downing Street claimed would provide “continuity” in “uncertain times”, Sunak reappointed almost a third of the Cabinet to the same jobs they held under Truss...

  • Fleishmanhillard and Powerscourt appointed by Landsec for major corporate brief

    October 26, 2022

    An innovative agency collaboration secures a wide-ranging brief Following an extensive tender process, a combined FleishmanHillard and Powerscourt team has been appointed by FTSE-100 listed company Landsec, one of the UK’s biggest real estate companies. The wide-ranging mandate, spanning public affairs, issues management, campaigns and corporate communications, is shared between FleishmanHillard and Powerscourt as they join forces and create an innovative agency collaboration that combines the best of both firms for Landsec. The move follows...

  • Government relations during political chaos

    October 21, 2022

    Adam Newman, Account Manager The Conservative Party will soon have its fifth leader since 2016. A far cry from the ‘strong and stable’ government promised back in 2017. With this, there will be a new approach to governance. From ‘Compassionate Conservativism’ under Cameron, ‘Tackling Burning Injustices’ under May, ‘Getting Brexit Done’ and ‘Levelling Up’ under Johnson, and ‘Growth, Growth, Growth’ under Truss; the country can prepare for a new agenda and new policy priorities to...

  • The lady is for turning — Analysis of Conservative Party Conference and what comes next

    October 11, 2022

    Sophie Fischer, senior account executive The atmosphere going into this Conference was a challenging one, with the Conservative Party clearly divided over the announcements in the mini-budget and the impact this had on the economy. As a first-time Conference goer, I had little reference point for comparing conference to conference. Rather, it was a case of 'take it as I find it'. Having reflected on my time in Birmingham, I conclude that whilst I learnt...

  • A review of the Conservative Party Conference: Stuck between a rock and a hard place

    October 6, 2022

    Conservative Party Conference Review With a new Leader and a new Monarch, the Conservative Party should be buoyant and bursting with energy – however, this was not the case in Birmingham during this year’s Conference, as the atmosphere was torrid and the air stale. It was as if the Conservative Party knew that they were clinging onto power until the next General Election, rather than celebrating the new PM’s traditional, small-c conservative fiscal outlook of...

  • FleishmanHillard Public Affairs Team Live Commentary – Conservative Conference 2022

    October 3, 2022

    FleishmanHillard UK senior account executive Bhav Popat (2nd October 2022) "It’s day one of Conservative Party Conference and Liz Truss’s first one as Prime Minister. "Given the rocky start that she’s had to her premiership and the fact that it’s her opportunity to now rally her supporters following a fiscal event that did not have the impact that she wanted. "It will be interesting to see how she unites the party following her promises made...

  • Conservative Party Conference 2022: A look ahead

    September 30, 2022

    The Conservative Party head to Birmingham this weekend (2nd-5th October 2022) for the Conservative Party Conference with hopes that an economic crisis doesn’t become a political crisis. For a party with a 71-seat majority, its popularity is plummeting in the polls, and it now faces a renewed Labour Party full of optimism following its own Conference in Liverpool this week. It’s challenging to remember a more tumultuous first month for a new Prime Minister. As...

  • Party Conference Review: Labour rise to the moment in Liverpool

    September 29, 2022

    Labour Party Conference Review The Labour Party has come a long way since its huge defeat in 2019. As recently as last year’s Conference in Brighton, Keir Starmer and the Labour left were engaged in factional struggle, with Corbynite hecklers from the Conference floor marring his first major speech to the country since the pandemic. How things have changed. This year, amidst the economic crisis enveloping the new Conservative Prime Minister and her Chancellor, Starmer had two...

  • FleishmanHillard Public Affairs Team Live Commentary – Labour Conference 2022

    September 27, 2022

    Senior account manager and head of the FleishmanHillard UK Labour Party Unit, Luke Downham (25th September 2022) "We’re here at Labour Party Conference in Liverpool and it’s fair to say, this feels like a Party with its confidence back once again. "We’ve heard from the Shadow Cabinet over the past few days about what their pitch will be to the country as we approach a general election. "But this afternoon, voters will want to hear...