Leon Emirali

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Leon Emirali
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Emirali giving TV interview in 2023
Born (1991-01-04) 4 January 1991 (age 33)
Nationality (legal) British
Education Coventry University
Zhejiang University
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur and political adviser
Website leonemirali.com

Leon Emirali (born 4 January 1991) [1] is a British entrepreneur, political consultant and media commentator. [2] [3] Emirali was an adviser to former Health Secretary, Steve Barclay, when Barclay served as Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union and Chief Secretary to the Treasury in the British cabinet. [4]

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Early life

Emirali was born in January 1991. [1] He studied at Coventry University and Zhejiang University in China. [5]

Career

Business

In 2015, Emirali founded a digital media agency and was named in PR Week's '30 under 30' in 2017. [6] He was also named as a recommended adviser by Spear's Magazine . [3]

Emirali's shareholding in the business was acquired in 2018. [7]

In 2024, Emirali launched a new consultancy aimed at businesses engaging with politically sensitive subjects. [8]

Politics

Emirali began advising Steve Barclay in his role as Brexit Secretary in 2019, shortly after his business was acquired. Emirali departed his role with Barclay in 2020, following the 2019 general election. [9]

Emirali has also worked with former UK Prime Minister, Theresa May. [3] [10]

In 2019, Emirali stood for election in North Hertfordshire and pledged to donate his councillor's allowance to charities, if elected. [11]

Media

Emirali is a political commentator and appears on BBC News. [12] As a columnist, Emirali has written for The Daily Telegraph [13] and The Times. [14]

Views

Emirali was criticised by Labour Party Member of Parliament, Rosena Allin-Khan, after he called for increased private sector involvement in the NHS. [2] Allin-Khan urged then Health Secretary, Steve Barclay, to explain why he had appointed Emirali as his "right-hand man". [4]

In 2024, Emirali called for vaping to be banned in the United Kingdom. [15]

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  2. 1 2 Wearmouth, Rachel (2023-08-16). "Former aide to Health Secretary called for the "full privatisation" of the NHS". New Statesman. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
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  4. 1 2 "UK Health Secretary's former aide calls for 'full privatisation' of NHS". Yahoo News. 2023-08-17. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  5. ↑ Live, Coventry (2011-09-12). "Coventry University students in Facebook ban on China trip". Coventry Live. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  6. ↑ PRWeek UK staff (18 July 2017). "PRWeek UK 30 Under 30 2017: Leon Emirali, Crest". www.prweek.com. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  7. ↑ Harrington, John (31 March 2022). "Ex-government media aide Leon Emirali launches comms consultancy". www.prweek.com. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  8. ↑ Harrington, John (31 January 2024). "Ex-Tory aide launches 'anti-woke' consultancy". www.prweek.com. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  9. ↑ Emirali, Leon (2022-10-28). "Leon Emirali: Barclay is the perfect safe pair of hands to get a grip on the NHS". Conservative Home. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  10. ↑ McDonald, Karl (2018-01-18). "Tory PR wonk: We need to make a literal Theresa May bot". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  11. ↑ "Hitchin candidate's allowance donation pledge stirs up debate". The Comet. 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  12. ↑ The Context : BBC News : April 1, 2024 9:00pm-9:31pm BST, BBC News, 2024-04-01, retrieved 2024-04-02{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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  14. ↑ Emirali, Leon (2024-04-16). "No 10 has forgotten what it's good at: communicating with the public". ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  15. ↑ "'It should just be banned OUTRIGHT' Vaping debate". www.gbnews.com. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
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