APCO's Darren Murphy to start venture with ex-Downing Street colleagues

Former Downing Street special adviser Darren Murphy is joining forces with ex-Number...

Former Conservative Party new media head Craig Elder joins Blue Rubicon

Former Conservative Party deputy head of new media Craig Elder has joined...

Weber Shandwick swoops for top BPPA lobbyist Alex Deane

Weber Shandwick has poached a director from arch-rival Bell Pottinger Public Affairs...

Association of Professional Political Consultants reviews client register

The Association of Professional Political Consultants is reviewing the scope of its...

Public Affairs: Soap Box - Andrew Hammond, associate partner, ReputationInc

The US and wider Western response to the attacks of 11 September...

Isle of Man chief minister defends island's lobbying arrangements

The Chief Minister of the Isle of Man Government has backed the...

Tory PR chiefs unite to assist Conservative Party comms effort

Conservatives in Communications brings together dozens of lobbyists and corporate PR men

UK Public Affairs Council to revamp register to eliminate 'persistent technical difficulties'

The UK Public Affairs Council register is set to be overhauled following...

TaxPayers' Alliance signs up Jonathan Isaby as its first political director

The TaxPayers' Alliance has signed up its first ever political director to...

Management buyout by 22 staff at public affairs group Interel

European-wide public affairs group Interel has announced the completion of a management...

Lobbyist Michael Burrell new role at APCO after quitting Edelman

The respected lobbyist Michael Burrell is to take a senior role at...

SOAPBOX: Dermot Finch - Head of Public Affairs, Fishburn Hedges

Now that the News of the World is no more, what's the...

Barristers' body turns to TLG for media and lobbying support

TLG appointed against backdrop of cuts and media misrepresentation

Public Affairs: Soap Box - Dermot Finch, head of public affairs, Fishburn Hedges

Now that the News of the World is no more, what's the...

Campaign for High Speed Rail asks Westbourne Communications to help fight anti-HS2 movement

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Campaigners for £17bn plan turn to Westbourne as debate rages.

Gus O'Donnell confirms investigation into DCLG smear

Clarification: On 19 May we published an article headed 'Gus O'Donnell confirms...

MPs back statutory register

Cross-party survey of 90 MPs reveals support for regulation.

Soap box - Nick Williams, head of corporate and public affairs, Fleishman-Hillard

Challenging our assumptions about the principles of comms - and that includes...

Cameron's 'cautious' approach to the death of Bin Laden praised by public affairs boss

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David Cameron was right to approach to the death of Osama bin...

Leaked APPC minutes reveal anger over lobbying register

Leaders of the Association of Professional Political Consultants have privately expressed their...

Cambridgeshire and Kent councils develop comms merger plans after budget cuts

Cambridgeshire and Kent county councils are the latest local authorities to push...

Tony Blair's former advisers launch Hillingdon Cresswell to target Middle East

Consultancy launch comes as Qatar Foundation embarks on multi-million pound pitch.

Portland in F-H hire no 2

Portland has captured another senior Fleishman-Hillard lobbyist as Tim Allan's agency continues...

The Week in Lobbying

Lexis PR is planning to expand into public affairs with the hire...

Soap Box - Malcolm Gooderham, MD, TLG

A year on from BP's Deepwater Horizon fiasco, many lessons should now...

Lee Bailey to quit Department for Education without a new role lined up

The Department for Education's head of news Lee Bailey is to leave...

Camden Council criticised over refusal of anti-royal wedding event

Camden Council has been accused of caving into pressure from a property...

Pagefield wins brief to fight TalkSport's corner as BBC review looms.

TalkSport has hired extra lobbying firepower as it looks to build its...

Bell Pottinger Public Affairs loses BAE government affairs account after seven years

Bell Pottinger Public Affairs has lost one of its flagship accounts, as...

David Miliband's former press chief Jim Godfrey takes Starbucks job

Former special adviser is latest member of leadership campaign team to take...

Japan crisis will hit UK nuclear lobby, claim PROs

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The nuclear crisis in Japan will have a profound effect on the...

Network Rail up for grabs

Network Rail is holding a pitch for its public affairs account, placing...

Redfern exits Fishburn Hedges for Pagefield

One of the top public affairs operators at Fishburn Hedges is quitting...

Row over lobbying register

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Lobby register Whitehouse Consultancy boss sparks email controversy.

Integrated drive to save political studies

The UK's leading association supporting the study of politics has called in...

Lobby register set for launch

The UK Public Affairs Council will launch its public register of lobbyists...

Advisory committee chair reveals 16 officials abandoned lobbying plans

Sixteen former ministers and officials abandoned their plans for lobbying jobs in...

APCO acquires Eloqui PR to grow corporate work

APCO has acquired ten-strong corporate shop Eloqui Public Relations as it looks...

MPs tell lobbyists to up their game

Lobbyists' communication with MPs has been called into question as research has...

David Miliband's adviser Lisa Tremble moves to Lexington Communications

David Miliband's official campaign spokeswoman has followed him out of front-line politics.

Lib Dem deputy Simon Hughes fires 'warning shot' over council housing plans

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Liberal Democrats deputy leader Simon Hughes has fired a 'warning shot' after...

David Cameron's comments on terrorism in Pakistan split UK commentariat

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The Prime Minister provoked outrage in Pakistan when he said Islamabad could...

Corporate PR job beckons for Sunday Times political editor Jonathan Oliver

Sunday Times political editor Jonathan Oliver is to leave the paper for...

Michael Gove criticism points to future ministerial resignations over cuts

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The furore over the release of a list of axed school building...

Downing Street's Justin Forsyth takes chief executive role at Save The Children

Save the Children UK has appointed Downing Street's former director of strategic...

Lib Dems take up lobbying roles

Lobbying firms are bolstering their Liberal Democrat links as the party sheds...

Lobbyists in talks over Chartered Institute of Public Affairs

Senior figures in the UK public affairs industry are considering setting up...

Cicero expands into US with base in Washington

Financial public affairs specialist Cicero Consulting is drawing up plans to expand...