How to lobby as Labour implodes

About this episode

The episode discusses navigating public affairs and political communications in the UK amidst political upheaval.

How should public affairs and political comms in the UK navigate political upheaval? PRWeek’s latest podcast takes a look. This week’s episode of Beyond the Noise features Damion Potter, executive chairman, public affairs in the UK, at H/Advisors; Emily Fermor, partner at Hanbury Strategy and chair of the PRCA Public Affairs Professional Board; and Fraser Raleigh, MD, public affairs and government relations, at SEC Newgate. Beyond the Noise looks at some of the biggest issues affecting communications and PR. Download the podcast via Apple , Spotify , or listen on your favourite platform. As Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer faces his first proper challenge as Labour leader since coming to office, our guests discuss how their workload has changed since the crisis began following the elections on 7 May. They talk about what clients have been looking for specifically in this period of uncertainty and how they know which politicians, spads and civil servants to target in particular. Speaking to PRWeek UK editor John Harrington, they discuss whether they think the expected leadership challengers are likely to be more or less amenable to businesses and lobbying should they come to power…

People in this episode

Host: John Harrington

Guests: Damion Potter, Emily Fermor, Fraser Raleigh

Topics covered

• public affairs
• political communications
• UK politics
• lobbying
• crisis management

Keywords

• lobbying
• political crisis
• public affairs
• Labour party
• Keir Starmer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: H/Advisors, Hanbury Strategy, PRCA Public Affairs Professional Board, SEC Newgate, Labour

Places: UK

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