John Johnston
London Influence Reporter at POLITICO Europe
London Influence reporter @POLITICOEurope. Covering lobbying, campaigning, political finance and standards in Westminster. Email: [email protected]
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2 days ago |
politico.eu | John Johnston
POLITICO’s weekly newsletter on campaigning, lobbying and political influence in the U.K. By JOHN JOHNSTON SNEAK PEEK— The big elections loophole that’s potentially hiding millions of pounds from proper scrutiny. — A plugged-in Westminster think tank gets a new policy supremo.
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1 week ago |
politico.eu | John Johnston
POLITICO’s weekly newsletter on campaigning, lobbying and political influence in the U.K. By JOHN JOHNSTON SNEAK PEEK— A member of Kemi Badenoch’s frontbench team is facing scrutiny over a second job. — MPs’ staffers are turned off by tiny text and typos when it comes to lobbying bids, according to new research.
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1 week ago |
politico.eu | John Johnston
LONDON — A Conservative member of the House of Lords is working as a paid adviser to an artificial intelligence firm while serving as the official opposition party’s spokesperson on the emerging tech. Jonathan Berry, who is known as Viscount Camrose in the Lords, took up the role with Conquer Technology Ltd — which offers AI consulting and software engineering services — in February, months after Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch appointed him as AI lead for the Tories in opposition.
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2 weeks ago |
politico.eu | Annabelle Dickson |John Johnston
Presented by Environment Bank By ANNABELLE DICKSON and JOHN JOHNSTON PRESENTED BY HELLO AND WELCOME: Your usual Influence author will be properly back in the hot seat from next week after a month of paternity leave.
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1 month ago |
politico.eu | John Johnston
— Government comms pros turn to TikTok and influencers as they hope to go viral with normal Brits. — The election betting charges include some for figures in Influence-land. — The Matt Hancock app is dead. Long live the Liz Truss app. NEW (MEDIA) KIDS: When the government’s “New Media Unit” launched back in November, industry pros were fairly cynical about the promise to deliver a “non-bubble” approach to comms and finally connect with apathetic voters.
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