Spencer Livermore
Spencer Livermore joined lobbying and PR firm Blue rubicon in January 2009. Prior to this, Livermore worked as a special adviser to Gordon Brown. He worked in Brown's Economics Secretariat before the 1997 election and was also a political adviser to Andrew Smith, the MP for Oxford East. [1] when he was Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
Background
Livermore was 'one of the few from Mr Brown’s inner circle to have remained at 11 Downing Street since the early years.[2] He went to Oxford University and the London School of Economics. [3]
Following Tony Blair’s resignation as Prime Minister on June 27 2007, Gordon Brown, as the new Leader of the Labour Party, became Prime Minister. Gordon Brown appointed Spencer to Number Ten as Director of Political Strategy, attending Cabinet meetings and becoming a key figure in the Prime Minister’s strategy for the next General Election. In December 2007, Brown reportedly reduced Livermore to tears over the on-off election fiasco. The experience apparently left Livermore "badly scarred", pushing him to the brink of resignation.[4]
References
- ↑ The Financial Times The Campaign Teams 7 May 2001
- ↑ Christopher Hope Brown's Kitchen Cabinet Costs £1m A year The Telegraph, 25 February 2007
- ↑ Denis Campbell Gays Who Shape Our New Britain The Guardian, 18 December 2005
- ↑ Simon Walters, "Brown 'reduced top aide to tears' over poll fiasco", Daily Mail, 08.12.07, accessed 10.09.10
