Andy Burnham faces Labour unease over appointment of former Flint Global CEO James Purnell as chief of staff
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Rowena Mason, Jessica Elgot
9d 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 transparency concerns and unease within the Labour party over the lobbying connections of this longtime friend and former cabinet minister.
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bskyAndy Burnham faces Labour unease over appointment of former Flint Global CEO James Purnell as chief of stafftheguardian.comKey quotes
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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
Appointment of James Purnell, former chief executive of Flint Global, described by one Labour MP as ‘very bad sign’
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