Joe Cooper

Account Director

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joe.cooper@secnewgate.co.uk

Joe is a public affairs and communications expert, advising clients across a range of sector on issues ranging from political engagement and profile raising to crisis communications and issue management.

He has an excellent track record working in lobbying and PR on behalf of business groups, leading on Institute for Family Business (IFB) account team after being seconded to the client as public affairs manager in 2021. As part of his role, Joe regularly engaged with members on the challenges they were facing, providing strategic advice and insight to the IFB’s policy committee and member meetings.

Working with the IFB, Joe has played a crucial role in the creation and delivery of Family Business Week – a week-long celebration of the family business sector, with set piece events in Parliament, with business groups, and supportive comments and insights across national and local press. Family Business Week 2021 would go on to be shortlisted for the Trade Association Campaign of the Year at the PRCA’s Public Affairs Awards.

He was part of the SEC Newgate crisis team which advised the UK branch of the Todd Boehly consortium throughout the successful acquisition of Chelsea Football Club, engaging with key Ministers, and local and national political stakeholders. He also has experience of crisis communications briefs for large multinational companies.

Joe also leads SEC Newgate’s charity committee, working with organisations such as Speakers Trust and I Have A Voice and using our expertise, knowledge and insight to support causes helping young people to become interested in politics. Joe is also a member of the PRCA’s NextGen Committee, representing SEC Newgate in tackling some of the major challenges facing the public affairs and communications industry.

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Joe’s specialisms

We bring together the right mix of expertise for every project. Below are some of the sectors and services I specialise in.

Public Affairs & Government Relations

Our advisers draw on cross-party experience to shape policy and deliver regulatory change with campaigns that reach key stakeholders.

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Joe’s insights

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Fiscal devolution moves from theory to reality as PM announces new powers for England’s mayors  

Unveiling what the government described as the biggest transfer of power from Westminster...

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Policy over personality is the message as Blair drags Labour’s leadership contest back to first principles

There is a particular kind of intervention that only a former Prime Minister can make. Not...

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In office but not in power: What the latest development in the Mandelson saga means for the government’s ability to function

There is a clip doing the rounds on social media of the Prime Minister Keir Starmer from...

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The gloves are off as Starmer goes for Farage, while Badenoch fights for airtime as party conference season comes to a close

Party conference season is a staple of the political calendar, offering parties a chance...

Joe’s specialisms

Public Affairs & Government Relations

Joe’s insights

Fiscal devolution moves from theory to reality as PM announces new powers for England’s mayors

Policy over personality is the message as Blair drags Labour’s leadership contest back to first principles

In office but not in power: What the latest development in the Mandelson saga means for the government’s ability to function

Anthropic vs the Pentagon: a defining contest over who sets the rules for AI

Starmer apologises to Epstein’s victims but government remains under pressure over Mandelson scandal

X marks the spot as Starmer seeks to balance online safety with trans-Atlantic diplomacy

Starmer seeks to rebalance the Lords with appointment of new peers

Tax and spend on the agenda as Reeves makes ‘Labour choices’ in Budget

The gloves are off as Starmer goes for Farage, while Badenoch fights for airtime as party conference season comes to a close