Reuben Solomon

Reuben Solomon
Special Advisor
In office 2022–2022
Personal details
Born	August 1988 (age 36–37)[ citation needed ]
Political party	Conservative Party (UK)

Reuben Solomon is a political adviser based in the United Kingdom. He was a special adviser to the former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss. ^[1]

Career

Solomon worked for the Conservative Party during the 2019 British General Election. He previously worked closely with Conservative election strategist, Lynton Crosby. ^{[2] [ when? ]} Solomon has also served as the head of digital for the British Conservative Party. ^{[3] [ when? ]}

In 2019, a series of Facebook advertisements advocating for a No-deal Brexit were created by several supposed grassroots community groups; several of these advertisements were later found to be linked to Solomon. ^[4] He also worked for the Conservative Party the COVID-19 pandemic ^[5] and following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.^{[ importance? ]}

In January 2022, Solomon was appointed as a Special Adviser to Liz Truss, who was serving as the Foreign Secretary at the time. ^{[6] [7] [8]} He went on to become the leader of Truss's digital campaign during the British Conservative Party leadership election in mid-2022. ^{[9] [2]}

In May 2023, Solomon launched Ridgeway Strategy, a political consultancy company. ^{[10] [11]} In May 2024, Ridgeway announced the opening of its Middle East office in Abu Dhabi. ^[12]

References

1. "Liz Truss's Chief of Staff Turned Witness By The FBI Under Threat Of Prosecution Over Illegal Funding Of US Campaign". Sarawakreport.org. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
2. "Liz Truss v Rishi Sunak: Who's winning the social media war?". BBC News. 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
3. "Liz Truss hires Boris Johnson's official videographer". The Telegraph. 2022-01-29. ISSN   0307-1235.
4. "'Grassroots' Facebook Brexit ads secretly run by staff of Lynton Crosby firm". The Guardian. 2019-04-03.
5. "London Influence: Hanover's Labour grab — Open government latest — Meet Ridgeway". POLITICO. 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
6. "How Liz Truss snapped up the finest minds in wonkland to run her bid for No 10". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235.
7. "How Liz Truss did it". POLITICO. 2022-09-05.
8. "Liz Truss's blueprint for her first month as prime minister". The Times. ISSN   0140-0460.
9. "Rival visions within emerging British Tory leadership on significant issues". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
10. "Ex-Downing Street head of digital opens comms consultancy". www.prweek.com. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
11. "The rise of disinformation is a challenge and an opportunity for UK foreign policy". Politics Home. 2025-01-09. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
12. May 2024, Elizabeth Wiredu 16. "Ridgeway Strategy launches Middle East office". www.prweek.com. Retrieved 2024-05-22.