Meet the Team


Partners

Chris Butler

Chris Butler is a former Conservative MP and Secretary to the Backbench Trade and Industry Committee. Before entering Parliament, he was a political secretary at No. 10 and ministerial Special Adviser in the Office of Arts and Libraries and the Welsh Office; specialises in environment and media policy.

Phil Kelly

Phil Kelly is a former Deputy Leader of Islington Borough Council, former adviser to the Labour Shadow Cabinet, and Editor of Tribune, the Labour Party weekly paper from 1987 to 1991; strategic adviser to companies in the rail industry.


Consultants

David Nicholson - Senior Consultant

Former Conservative MP, served on the Commons Public Accounts and Education and Employment Select Committees; PPS to Minister for Overseas Development; former Deputy Director-General of the British Chambers of Commerce.

Terry Ashton - Senior Consultant

Former General Secretary of the Greater London Labour Party, managing the Party in London for 14 years; involved in selection and election process for London MPs, MEPs and GLA members, political liaison with Labour's London Parliamentary Group and with local authorities.

Hugo Summerson - Consultant

Former Conservative MP. Served on the Commons Environment Select Committee and on the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pensions. Former Treasurer of the British-Latin American Parliamentary Group. Treasurer of the Association of Conservative Parliamentary Candidates. Expert on speaking and presentation skills.

Researcher / Monitor

Annabel Gaba

Educated at Oxford University in PPE, Masters in European Thought (UCL). Previous work experience in journalism and corporate speaking. Member of Liberal Democrats. Interests in debating, women’s rights and stand-up comedy.

 

Media Partner

Sheree Dodd

Former Director of Communications at DTI with responsibility for media handling, stakeholder relations, marketing and e-communications. Led the news and media relations operations at DWP and the Northern Ireland Office, after an extensive career as a political and industrial correspondent on The Mirror newspaper. Her company SC Dodd Comms provides advice and delivers communication solutions to public and private sector clients.