Conservative Central Office
(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)It’s all change at Conservative Central Office in Westminster, where staff welcomed the arrival of a new chief executive yesterday. Financial adviser Stephen Massey was appointed as CEO this week by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the Tory party chairman, Nadhim Zahawi. It follows the resignation last week of long-time chief Darren Mott. The role involves running the party’s finances and getting it ready for the next election. So what qualified Massey for the job? His business acumen, management chops and easy way with numbers, no doubt. And perhaps also his generous £25,000 donation to Sunak’s failed summer campaign to become leader of the party.
