Private sector lobbyists embedded into Labour’s shadow cabinet teams
by Rowena Mason Whitehall editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6NY7H)
Party appealed to engineering firms and management consultancies, requesting help with policy work
More than a dozen private sector lobbyists and consultants have been embedded in the shadow cabinet teams, after Labour approached businesses for help with shaping its policies.
The party is understood to have sent out an appeal to private companies to send staff to assist it with policy work, particularly in complex areas such as artificial intelligence (AI).
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