One thing hacks have missed in their estimation of the new Downing Street communications director’s political acumen is his decision to fund Change UK – The Independent Group. Remember them?
Allan, who founded and ran the lobbying firm Portland Communications, funded the Brexit heroes led by Chuka Umunna and Anna Soubry in 2019 to the tune of a whopping £20,000. His only previous notable donation was a £10,000 bung to Liz Kendall in her campaign for the 2015 Labour leadership…
That donation made Allan the third largest donor to CHUKTIG at the time. Revealing the extent of his political nous Allan said: “This is a personal donation, that has nothing whatsoever to do with Portland… I wanted to play some role, in a personal capacity, in helping those who want to shake up British politics, because it certainly needs it.” The TIGgers were crucial in forcing Labour into a second referendum position and scuppering the initial indicative votes, thus pushing Brexit into the sightlines…
Guido is not sure that is what Allan had in mind. There is disquiet in government over the reheated Blairite hire. The new communications director – Starmer’s fourth in five years – joked to his new colleagues yesterday that “government communications had changed a little since he last worked in No 10 some 27 years ago.” You bet…
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