Political lobbyist Jon McLeod on a Labour government’s regulatory priorities for financial services and the City reforms the current government should avoid.

 

Today’s guest outlines the three financial services reforms he expects the next government will prioritise. He details where he believes this government has gone wrong in its efforts to establish the UK as a thriving investment hub post-Brexit, and he explains what changes to the financial services sector he believes this government should avoid in order to keep the City as competitive as possible.

Jon McLeod has spent 26 years advising businesses and their bosses on political relations, corporate governance, and reputation management. His career includes stints as head of public affairs at lobbying group Brunswick and as chair of communications giant Weber Shandwick’s UK corporate, financial and public affairs practice, and of its Manchester office. Since 2021, he has worked as a partner at the communications consultancy DRD Partnership where he leads its competition and anti-trust practice.