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Reuben Solomon | |
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| Special Advisor | |
| In office 2022–2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 1988 (age 35–36)[ citation needed ] |
| Political party | Conservative Party (UK) |
Reuben Solomon is a political adviser based in the United Kingdom. For two months in 2022, he was a Special Adviser to former Prime Minister Liz Truss. [1]
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]
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