FS coverage: 20 folks to fulfill at Labour’s convention

Neil Amin-Smith

He’s a former popstar who’s now the principle adviser on monetary providers coverage for Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Neil Amin-Smith, the ex-violinist of chart-topping band Clean Bandit, is the important thing political individual within the Treasury for City coverage and for the party’s funding ambitions. He additionally sits on Reeves’ financial council. 

Ian Corfield

A Labour donor who was parachuted right into a prime Treasury job. Former banker Ian Corfield’s appointment kickstarted a furor over cronyism in prime jobs beneath the brand new Labour authorities this summer season. Corfield has since moved into an unpaid function, the place he’s spearheading the upcoming funding summit in October.

Anna Valero

Valero, a distinguished economist and coverage knowledgeable, was tapped by the chancellor to proceed to be a member of the Treasury’s council of financial advisers in July. Valero is aware of her stuff as up till the election she was a senior coverage fellow on the London School of Economics. She wrote an essay about Labour’s financial agenda in April, too. Valero is offering Reeves with knowledgeable recommendation on financial coverage.

John Van Reenan

Van Reenan labored with Valero on the LSE for years and joined her once more as a member of Reeves’ council of financial advisers after the election. He began his profession on the Institute of Fiscal Studies within the early ’90s, earlier than changing into a senior adviser to then-Secretary of State for Health Alan Milburn, and later at Number 10 Downing Street. Van Reenan is huge on financial development, so he’s a key cog within the chancellor’s ambition to spice up it.

Katie Martin

A former director of public affairs for Citizens Advice, she was appointed Rachel Reeves’ chief of workers in 2021 whereas Labour was in opposition, and saved the function in authorities. During the Gordon Brown Labour authorities, Martin was chief press officer in Downing Street and held different civil service roles within the Home Office, too. 

Sophia (née Morrell) Kewell 

Kewell rejoined Jonathan Reynolds’ workplace on the Shadow Department for Business and Trade earlier than the election, after nearly three years because the coverage boss at UK Finance. After Labour’s election win, she was promoted to particular adviser. Kewell has dipped her toes in at both finish of the lobbying world, and now she’s again and has the enterprise secretary’s ear. 

The unofficial advisers

Charles Randell 

Charles Randell is the previous chair of the Financial Conduct Authority and Payment Systems Regulator and now vocal Labour supporter. In an typical transfer, he stepped down from his place early — and was publicly vital of Tory selections on monetary providers insurance policies. Randell put his title to Labour’s plan for monetary providers, and informed POLITICO in June that “Labour will deliver stability after a interval of steadily rising chaos within the Conservative Party. We want that steady platform to help funding within the sustainable and inclusive development of our financial system.”