Top Tory strategist’s lobbying firm advising Daily Mail owners on Telegraph bid

Isaac Levido is a regular visitor to Downing Street and has close contacts across the top of the party. Photograph: Tommy London/Alamy

A lobbying company run by the Conservative party’s top election strategist, Isaac Levido, is advising the owners of the Daily Mail on their bid to buy the Telegraph newspaper titles, prompting concerns over a potential conflict of interest.

Fleetwood Strategy, which was set up by Levido after running the Tories’ highly successful election campaign in 2019, is helping the Daily Mail & General Trust navigate a potential acquisition of the rightwing broadsheet, the Guardian has learned.