Former UK Prime Minister’s director takes up new role with Chelsea Football Club

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·10 December 2024

Former UK Prime Minister’s director takes up new role with Chelsea Football Club

In one of the most random stories of this week so far, Chelsea have hired a former British Member of Parliament and director to the former Prime Minister.

Chelsea’s new owners came in and they have made changes from the very top of the club to the very bottom. There haven’t just been a load of players coming and going, there have been many staff moves as well, with new roles being created on the board of the club.

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And now they have made a new hire, bringing in a former MP.

As confirmed on the Government website today, Nissy Chesterfield, Rishi Sunak’s former director of communications, is heading to Chelsea as director of corporate communications and affairs.

Well that is completely random and unexpected!

Official correspondence

Nissy Chesterfield on BBC news recently

The Office of advisory committee on business appointments posted this today:

‘Ms Chesterfield sought advice from the Advisory Committee on Business

Appointments (the Committee) under the government’s Business Appointments Rules for former Crown Servants (the Rules) on taking up a role with Chelsea FC Holdings Limited (Chelsea FC) as Director of Corporate Communications and Affairs.
. The purpose of the Rules is to protect the integrity of the government. The Committee has considered the risks associated with the actions and decisions made during Ms Chesterfield’s time in office, alongside the information and influence she may offer Chelsea FC. The material information taken into consideration by the Committee is set out in the annex.
3. The Committee’s advice is not an endorsement of the appointment – it imposes a number of conditions to mitigate the potential risks to the government associated with the appointment under the Rules.
4. The Rules set out that Crown servants must abide by the Committee’s advice1. It is an applicant’s personal responsibility to manage the propriety of any appointment. Former Crown servants are expected to uphold the highest standards of propriety and act in accordance with the 7 Principles of Public Life.’