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HMT special advisers' meetings with senior media figures October to December 2025
Updated 24 March 2026
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| Special Adviser | Date | Name of senior media figure | Purpose of Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Martin | 2025_12_11 | Richard Fletcher | Meeting to talk about the Government's approach to business and the economy |
| Rhodri Thomas | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Ben Nunn | 2025_10_21 | Ben Riley-Smith, Political Editor, The Daily Telegraph | Catch up to discuss Government's economic strategy ahead of the Budget. |
| Ben Nunn | 2025_10_23 | Laura Kunnesburg, Presenter, BBC | Catch up to discuss Government's economic strategy ahead of the Budget. |
| Ben Nunn | 2025_10_28 | Gary Gibbon, Political Editor, Channel 4 News | Discussion about the Budget and the Government's economic strategy. |
| Ben Nunn | 2025_10_28 | James Slack, Deputy Editor in Chief, The Sun | Meeting to talk about the Government's Budget strategy. |
| Ben Nunn | 2025_10_29 | Pippa Crerar, Political Editor, The Guardian | Meeting to talk about the Government's Budget strategy. |
| Ben Nunn | 2025_11_14 | Laura Kunnesburg, Presenter, BBC | Catch up following Chancellor's post-Budget interview. |
| Ben Nunn | 2025_11_17 | Pippa Crerar, Political Editor, The Guardian | Discussion about the Government's economic strategy. |
| Ben Nunn | 2025_11_21 | Faisal Islam, Economics Editor, BBC News | Discussion about the Government's economic strategy. |
| Ben Nunn | 2025_11_24 | James Shipman, Political Editor, The Spectator, James Slack, Deputy Editor in Chief, The Sun | Discussion about the Government's economic strategy. |
| Ben Nunn | 2025_12_04 | Faisal Islam, Economics Editor, BBC News | Discussion about the Government's economic strategy. |
| Ben Nunn | 2025_12_15 | Iain Bundred, Director of Policy & Public Affairs, BBC | Discussion about the Government's economic strategy. |
| Phoebe Plomer | 2025_10_09 | Natasha Clark, Political Editor, LBC | Discussion about the Budget and the Government's economic strategy. |
| Phoebe Plomer | 2025_10_15 | James Slack, Deputy Editor in Chief, The Sun | Discussion about the Budget and the Government's economic strategy. |
| Phoebe Plomer | 2025_10_23 | Lizzy Buchan, Political Editor, The Mirror | Discussion about the Budget and the Government's economic strategy. |
| Phoebe Plomer | 2025_10_28 | Natasha Clark, Political Editor, LBC | Discussion about the Budget and the Government's economic strategy. |
| Neil Foster | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Matt Pound | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Spencer Thompson | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Neil Amin-Smith | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Emily Fry | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Shadi Brazell | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |