{"id":153787,"date":"2024-10-14T19:36:05","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T19:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/14\/former-labour-minister-jim-murphys-firm-lobbies-for-defence-and-oil-giants\/"},"modified":"2024-10-14T19:36:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T19:36:05","slug":"former-labour-minister-jim-murphys-firm-lobbies-for-defence-and-oil-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/14\/former-labour-minister-jim-murphys-firm-lobbies-for-defence-and-oil-giants\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Labour minister Jim Murphy’s firm lobbies for defence and oil giants"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former Labour cabinet minister Jim Murphy\u2019s company has been lobbying Sir Keir Starmer\u2019s government on behalf of arms manufacturers, oil companies and energy giants.<\/p>\n

The clients of Murphy\u2019s Arden Strategies have been published in the UK\u2019s lobbying register for the first time since Labour’s general election victory in July.<\/p>\n

Arden was required to declare the companies it works with in the register this week under transparency rules.<\/p>\n

Murphy\u2019s firm is one of the most prominent lobbyists of the new Labour government.<\/p>\n

A spokeswoman for Arden Strategies told the BBC: “We are proud of the work we do in support of many successful businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Over the past 12 months, Arden has spent tens of thousands of pounds sponsoring Labour conferences and events, including helping more than 30 aspiring Labour MPs raise funds for their campaigns.<\/p>\n

Arden also works for the Premier League which, alongside individual football clubs, has given tens of thousands of pounds in freebies to Labour politicians, including Sir Keir.<\/p>\n

Among the 29 companies Arden Strategies lists as clients is defence giant Northrop Grumman, which supplies weapons components to militaries across the world including the Israeli Defence Forces.<\/p>\n

Arden hosted an event on behalf of Northrop Grumman at last month’s Labour conference in Liverpool.<\/p>\n

Murphy also represents the Premier League, which opposes Labour\u2019s plans for a new football regulator.<\/p>\n

The league and top clubs have spent more than \u00a3100,000 entertaining politicians in recent years. This includes \u00a34,000 of Taylor Swift tickets given to Sir Keir, which were not among the gifts the prime minister later returned.<\/p>\n

Arden\u2019s oil and gas clients include NEO Energy, Equinor, Jersey Oil and Gas, and Serica Energy, which has described Labour\u2019s tax plans as \u201cunjustifiably punitive\u201d.<\/p>\n

Other clients include Centrica, Cadent, Trainline, INEOS, Universities UK and the British Soft Drinks Association.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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