Reuben Solomon

Reuben Solomon is a political adviser based in the United Kingdom. In 2022, he was a Special Adviser to former Prime Minister Liz Truss.[1]

Reuben Solomon
Downing Street Head of Digital
In office
2022–2022
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Personal details
BornAugust 1988
Adelaide, Australia
NationalityAustralian-British
Political partyConservative
Alma materUniversity of Adelaide

Career

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 purchased by Solomon.[2]

In January 2022, Solomon was appointed as a Special Adviser to Liz Truss, who was serving as the Foreign Secretary at the time.[3][4][5] He went on to become the leader of Truss's digital campaign during the British Conservative Party leadership election in mid-2022.[6][7]

In May 2023, Solomon launched Ridgeway Strategy, a political consultancy company.[8]

Solomon has worked closely with Conservative election strategist, Lynton Crosby.[7] Solomon has also served as the head of digital for the British Conservative Party.[9]

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. "'Grassroots' Facebook Brexit ads secretly run by staff of Lynton Crosby firm". The Guardian. 2019-04-03.
  3. "How Liz Truss snapped up the finest minds in wonkland to run her bid for No 10". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235.
  4. "How Liz Truss did it". POLITICO. 2022-09-05.
  5. "Liz Truss's blueprint for her first month as prime minister". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460.
  6. "Rival visions within emerging British Tory leadership on significant issues". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  7. "Liz Truss v Rishi Sunak: Who's winning the social media war?". BBC News. 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  8. "Ex-Downing Street head of digital opens comms consultancy". www.prweek.com. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  9. "Liz Truss hires Boris Johnson's official videographer". The Telegraph. 2022-01-29. ISSN 0307-1235.
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