Meet the Team
Meet the Team
Andy Street
Andy Street is the former Mayor of the West Midlands (2017–2024). He won two unexpected elections in 2017 and 2021 in what many regarded as a Labour heartland. He remains a leading voice for the West Midlands and for strong, empowered regions that can deliver for local communities and strengthen the economy.
Before entering politics, Andy was Managing Director of John Lewis and he brings a clear business perspective to public service. He is also Chair of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Andy believes Prosper UK exists to make a serious, pro enterprise case for growth and opportunity, to bring together people who feel politically homeless, and to prove that centre right politics can deliver.
Ruth Davidson
Ruth Davidson is a writer, broadcaster, company director and politician. A former leader of the Scottish Conservatives, she sits in the House of Lords as a Conservative Peer.
Ruth entered politics following a career in news and current affairs journalism. She is a published author, has written and presented documentaries for radio and television and continues to be a regular contributor to national newspapers.
Ruth sits on the boards of a number of commercial and charitable organisations and co-presents the Sky News podcast, Electoral Dysfunction. She lives in East Lothian in Scotland with her partner, son and two misbehaving dogs.
Amber Rudd
After leaving politics in 2019, having held cabinet roles under 3 Prime Ministers, including as Home
Secretary, Amber has returned to a business career focusing on roles in energy and finance.
She is on the board of Ryanair plc and Centrica plc. She is an Advisor to Equinor, the Norwegian energy company, and FGS the global consultants, amongst others . She is a Trustee of RUSI , the foreign affairs “think tank”, Chair of the Friends of Kyiv School of Economics, and Chair of the Conservative European Affairs Council.
David Gauke
David Gauke is Head of Public Policy at Macfarlanes, a Senior Adviser at Instinctif Partners, and Chair of Negotient LLP. In 2024, he was asked by the Government to chair the Independent Sentencing Review, which reported in May 2025, and he is also a regular political columnist.
He previously served as an MP from 2005 to 2019 and held a number of senior government roles, including Chief Secretary to the Treasury, ecretary of State for Work and Pensions and Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice.
Gavin Barwell
Gavin Barwell runs NorthStar, a company he co-founded which advises businesses on UK and geopolitics. He is also a non-executive director of Clarion Housing Group, the UK’s largest housing association.
He served as Downing Street Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Theresa May from June 2017 to July 2019 during one of the most turbulent periods in recent British political history. Before that, he was the Member of Parliament for his home town of Croydon and a Government Minister (initially a Whip and then Minister of State for Housing & Planning and Minister for London). Before that, he was the Conservative Party’s Director of Campaigning. He now sits in the House of Lords.
David Lidington
David Lidington has been an active Conservative since 1975 and served as MP for Aylesbury from 1992 to 2019. He held senior Cabinet roles under Theresa May, including Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, acting as the Prime Minister’s deputy from 2018 to 2019.
He was the UK’s longest-serving Minister for Europe from 2010 to 2016. David recently completed five years as Chair of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and currently chairs the Koenigswinter Conference and the Aurora Forum.
Simon Saunders
Simon’s career spans politics and public affairs in both the UK and Europe. He has worked across campaign and parliamentary environments, including senior roles supporting policy development, political communications, campaign delivery and has also served as an election agent.
His experience includes building membership and grassroots networks, and helping organisations translate policy into clear messages and effective programmes. He advises senior political leaders and brings a practical, outcomes-focused approach to strategy, communications, and stakeholder engagement.
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James Arbuthnot
Former Defence Procurement Minister
Tony Baldry
Former Agriculture Minister
Greg Barker
Former Energy & Climate Change Minister
Gavin Barwell
Former Downing Street Chief of Staff
Peter Bottomley
Former Transport Minister
Virginia Bottomley
Former Secretary of State for Health
Nick Bourne
Former Leader of the Welsh Conservatives
Steve Brine
Former Health Minister
Robert Buckland
Former Secretary of State for Justice
Elizabeth Campbell
Leader of Kensington & Chelsea Council
Neil Carmichael
Former MP for Stroud
Alex Chalk
Former Secretary of State for Justice
Ken Clarke
Former Chancellor
Damian Collins
Former Tech Minister
Ruth Davidson
Former Leader of the Scottish Conservatives
Glyn Davies
Former MP for Montgomeryshire
Jackie Doyle-Price
Former Industry Minister
Flick Drummond
Former MP for Meon Valley
Alan Duncan
Former Foreign Office Minister
Philip Dunne
Former Health Minister
Jane Ellison
Former Treasury Minister
Tobias Ellwood
Former Defence Minister
Vicky Ford
Former Development Minister
Edward Garnier
Former Solicitor General
David Gauke
Former Secretary of State for Justice
Jo Gideon
Former MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central
Roger Gough
Former leader Kent County Council
Richard Graham
Former MP for Gloucester
Damian Green
Former First Secretary of State
Justine Greening
Former Secretary of State for Education
John Gummer
Former Secretary of State for the Environment
Philip Hammond
Former Chancellor
Stephen Hammond
Former Health Minister
Matt Hancock
Former Secretary of State for Health
Greg Hands
Former Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Trudy Harrison
Former Environment Minister
Charles Hendry
Former Energy & Climate Change Minister
Michael Heseltine
Former Deputy Prime Minister
Roger Hirst
Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Essex
George Hollingbery
Former Trade Minister
Kris Hopkins
Former Northern Ireland Minister
Nick Hurd
Former Home Office Minister
Michael Jack
Former Treasury Minister
Margot James
Former Digital & Creative Industries Minister
Timothy Kirkhope
Former Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament
Jessica Lee
Former MP for Erewash
Oliver Letwin
Former Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
David Lidington
Former Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Peter Luff
Former Defence Minister
Johnny Mercer
Former Veterans Affairs Minister
Bob Neill
Former Local Government Minister
Guy Opperman
Former Employment Minister
Claire Perry O’Neill
Former Energy & Clean Growth Minister
Rebecca Pow
Former Environment Minister
Mark Prisk
Former Housing Minister
John Randall
Former Deputy Chief Whip
Malcolm Rifkind
Former Foreign Secretary
Amber Rudd
Former Home Secretary
Izzi Secombe
Former leader Warwickshire County Council
Mark Simmonds
Former Foreign Office Minister
Nicholas Soames
Former Defence Minister
Caroline Spelman
Former Secretary of State for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
John Stevenson
Former MP for Carlisle
Andy Street
Former Mayor of the West Midlands
Edward Timpson
Former Solicitor General
Lisa Townsend
Police & Crime Commissioner for Surrey
Andrew Tyrie
Former Chair of the Treasury Select Committee
Ed Vaizey
Former Culture & Digital Economy Minister
David Willetts
Former Universities & Science Minister
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