Archive: Lynton Crosby

Searching for the Muslim vote

Both Labour and the Conservatives have work to do to win back the trust of Muslim voters at this election

Number 10 intervenes to block Humanist marriages

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has responded with shock and disappointment at reports that Number 10 is blocking the legal recognition of humanist marriages because Lynton Crosby, David Cameron’s election guru, sees reform as a "fringe" issue.
BFAWU: "If the unions really bankroll Labour, we’re getting a pretty poor return on our investment"

It’s now clear that the real issue of corruption in politics is the influence of lobbyists, who have been found paying huge amounts of money to political parties. It has been suggested that these ‘donations’ have helped to influence and shape government policy. Read more here.
BSA comments on the Pre Budget report

BSA comments on the Pre Budget report
IET: Professor Donald Knuth to be awarded prestigious Faraday Medal

Pioneering contribution to computer science recognised by prestigious award

Doubt cast on impact of Gaza strike on Tory election prospects

Cameron told not to take a harder line against Israel.
Tories 'will announce new anti-immigrant policies every week'

The Conservatives plan to announce a new attack on immigration or benefits every single week ahead of the general election, under plans formulated by election strategist Lynton Crosby

The dead cat strategy: How Tories hope to win the next election

Labour can expect to see plenty more dead cats thrown on their table over the next year and a half.
David Cameron orders aides to 'get rid of the green crap'

David Cameron has privately abandoned his pledge to lead "the greenest government ever", aides have claimed.

'Send him back to Australia!' Peer wants to send Lynton Crosby packing

Tobacco lobbyist Lynton Crosby should be "got rid of" because he poses a threat to public health in Britain, a Liberal Democrat peer has said, amid a Labour offensive on plain packaging in the Lords.
No 'intervention' from Crosby, PM insists - but no denial of discussion either

David Cameron has repeatedly failed to confirm he did not talk to tobacco lobbyist Lynton Crosby about the coalition's decision to drop its plain packaging plans for cigarettes.

The Week In Review: The Crosby show

The election guru is hammering out the kinks in the Tory machine, but his involvement comes at a price.
Crosby expected to drop tobacco work amid lobbying row

Lynton Crosby is expected to drop his work for private firms, amid a continued row over whether he convinced David Cameron to drop plans for plain cigarette packs.

Labour reports Cameron to Cabinet secretary over Crosby lobbying

Labour has asked the Cabinet secretary to investigate whether David Cameron may have broken the ministerial code over his relationship with Lynton Crosby.
Lynton Crosby anger channelled into lobbying bill squabble

Ministers are set to confront the lobbying industry with the publication of new legislation later, as the row over Lynton Crosby's influence over the prime minister arrives in Westminster.

The Political Week Online: Smoke and microscopes

Rows over cigarette packaging, sexism accusations, and Barack Obama peering at you through a microscope. Playfully.
Downing Street smokescreen over Crosby's plain packaging influence

No 10 is refusing to reveal the extent of Lynton Crosby's discussions with David Cameron about plain packaging, as a row over the lobbyist's links with the shelved policy continues to escalate.

Growth, polls, discipline & Boris' brother: Are things looking up for Cameron?

Boris Johnson's younger brother will begin his first day as David Cameron's new head of policy this morning, amid signs the Conservatives are starting to make a recovery.
'Stain of racism'? The Ashcroft-Crosby feud continues

The war of words between Tory donor Michael Ashcroft and election strategist Lynton Crosby continued today, after reports emerged of a new bout of hostilities.

Cameron speechwriter: Don't let Crosby drag Tories to the right

David Cameron is in danger of making the same mistakes as his predecessors and taking the Tories to the right, his former speech writer said today.
Profile: Lynton Crosby, Cameron's 'wizard of Oz'

David Cameron has taken a big decision. It's not every day you put your political career in the hands of one man – especially one as unpredictable and forthright as Lynton Crosby.