Andy Burnham's chief of staff pick James Purnell faces scrutiny over lobbying firm's clients including BP, Amazon and Uber

Rowena Mason, Jessica Elgot

10d ago· 5 min readenNews

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Andy Burnham's appointment of James Purnell as chief of staff is drawing criticism due to Purnell's role as former CEO of Flint Global, a lobbying firm whose clients included BP, Amazon, Jaguar Land Rover, and Uber. The article highlights tensions within the Labour party over the lobbying connections of a former cabinet minister and longtime friend of Burnham, with transparency records showing Flint Global had contact with government officials on behalf of these major corporations.

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bskyAndy Burnham's chief of staff pick James Purnell faces scrutiny over lobbying firm's clients including BP, Amazon and Ubertheguardian.com

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Burnham is facing unease within Labour over the lobbying links of James Purnell, a longstanding friend and former cabinet minister who was most recently chief executive of Flint Global.

Flint Global does not publish a list of clients but is a registered lobbyist, with two entries in the past five years showing it had contact with government ministers or officials on behalf of companies.

The company says it advises international businesses a

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Appointment of James Purnell, former chief executive of Flint Global, described by one Labour MP as ‘very bad sign’

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