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Tory peer Liam Booth-Smith takes job at AI firm he encountered at No 10

Rishi Sunak’s ex-chief of staff lands role at Anthropic, which has memorandum of understanding on working with government

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2025

‘The entire clown show caught up with us’: Tory infighting erupts after defeat

Honours for key figures behind decision to hold July election becomes focus of anger among senior Conservatives• General election 2024 – live news

The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2024

‘This is going to be a disaster’: inside the Tories’ chaotic election campaign

From the surprise decision to call a snap election to the divisions inside the doomed campaign machine

The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2024

Rishi Sunak in last-ditch bid to win over Tory MPs on his Rwanda bill

Tory deputy chair Lee Anderson said to be ready to back hardliners – as right-wingers warn PM he could face defeat

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2024

Team Sunak: can they recast the PM as an agent of change?

Meet the prime minister’s inner circle, charged with bringing about a reversal of fortune

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023

Who’s who in No 10? The team shaping Sunak’s approach to next election

Band of advisers includes loyalists who have been with PM since days as chancellor, alongside some new faces

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023

Rishi Sunak’s director of communications Amber de Botton quits role

Ex-ITV journalist, who lasted less than a year in role, says No 10 is ‘demanding and high-pressure place to work’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2023

The aides and spads expected to join Rishi Sunak in Downing Street

Many of those likely to advise the new prime minister worked at the joint No 10 and No 11 economic unit

The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2022

Spads, super-strategists and secret weapons — meet the real stars behind the Tory leadership campaigns

Rishi, Liz and Penny are the faces of the race to be PM, but working round the clock behind the scenes is a team of relentless and ambitious advisors. Giulia Crouch has the squad list

Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2022