UK Policy Group
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UK Policy Group is a London-based lobbying firm with affiliates in Washington, D.C., and Silicon Valley.
It says it provides 'political-style research, war room media monitoring, political due diligence and rapid response consulting'. Its work, it says helps its private sector clients 'in their public affairs fights, influence media narratives and make informed decisions to disrupt crowded markets.'[1]
US links
UK Policy Group is described as the 'London branch' of Definers Public Affairs, a US lobbying firm founded by Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign manager, Matt Rhoades and former Republican National Committee research director Joe Pounder. UKPG was launched in partnership with Trygve Olson, of Viking Strategies, who advised the European People’s Party in the 2009 EU elections and worked as a consultant to the Republican Party in the U.S.[2]
The news site Politico said the expansion by Definers Public Affairs came at a time when US lobbying firms were eyeing UK expansion 'in anticipation of flood of Brexit-related work'.[3]
In February 2018 UKPG announced that it will be 'participating in a series of training sessions alongside our American counterparts' throughout the year, so that the UK firm can 'benefit from their expertise and unique experience'.[4]
People
Consultants to UKPG
- Hanbury Strategy, lobbyng firm run by Ameet Gill former director of strategy Number 10. Gill said in August 2017 that UKPG will hire Hanbury Strategy to provide 'strategic communications advice' for an initial period of six months.[5]
Contacts
Website: http://www.ukpolicy.co.uk Address: Nova South, 9th Floor, 160 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 5LB
References
- ↑ About us, UKPG website, accessed Feb 2018
- ↑ Romney-linked lobbying firm to open London branch, Politico, 10 July 2017
- ↑ Romney-linked lobbying firm to open London branch, Politico, 10 July 2017
- ↑ UKPG Launches 2018 Training Programme, UKPG website, 5 Feb 2018
- ↑ Ameet Gill, ACOBA letter, August 2017
