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10 For more information on this organisation, and PMI’s involvement, visit the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World.Ĭritics have called the initiative “the latest in PM’s corporate social responsibility PR efforts”.
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Image 3 PMI Stand at Conservative Party conference (source: GES website)Īs part of PMI’s new smoke-free narrative, the tobacco company also committed US$80 million in 2017 to the establishment of a new research body ‘to accelerate the end to smoking’, led by Derek Yach. Marley was present at a large, prominently placed, PMI promotional stand (see images 2 and 3). In October 2017, Marley attended the British Conservative Party’s annual conference to promote PMI’s new smoke-free ambition, and help normalise the tobacco company and re-establish access to government decision makers that might hold influence over policies impacting its business. 6 Promoted PMI’s ‘Smoke-Free’ Narrative at UK Conservative Party Conference This is congruent with findings from the National Audit Office, which reported in July 2017 that government departments were “not consistently applying” the rules to stop civil servants taking jobs in the private sector and abusing their former position, and that it appeared that “the onus was on the former civil servants to comply with the Rules and any conditions placed on them”.
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5Īs the section below shows, Marley breached at least one condition of the Cabinet’s Office decision when she lobbied on behalf of PMI at the Conservative Party conference. Her employment with PMI was approved by the Cabinet Office on the conditions that she should not draw on privileged information, and that for two years she should not ‘lobby’ the UK Government on behalf of Philip Morris (see Image 1). Marley’s career move from her role as former aide to senior politicians to a tobacco company lobbyist, is a classic example of what we know as the revolving door. While working for Cameron, Marley was awarded the Order of the British Empire (MBE) ‘for public service’. Personal Assistant to David Cameron when he was Leader of the Opposition (December 2005 – May 2010).Assistant Private Secretary to Prime Minister David Cameron (May 2010 – October 2011).Private Secretary to Oliver Letwin MP, Minister of State for Government Policy (October 2011 – May 2013).Private Secretary to Jo Johnson MP, Director of the Prime Minister’s Policy Unit (June 2013 – October 2013).Special Adviser, Prime Minister’s Policy Unit (November 2013 – May 2015).Special Adviser to the Prime Minister (May 2015 – July 2016).Marley worked for British Prime Minister David Cameron in several roles, from 2005 up to Cameron’s resignation in 2016: Image 1 Cabinet Office’s decision regarding Marley’s new position with PM)