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PR firm behind FactcheckUK stunt handed £3 million government contract uncontested

Topham Guerin bagged the work thanks to emergency Covid-19 regulations that allow the government to ditch the usual competitive tendering practices.

Jack Peat by Jack Peat
2020-08-03 19:30
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A PR firm which masterminded the rebranding of the Conservative Party’s Twitter account as “factcheckUK” during the leaders’ debate was handed a £3 million government contract uncontested, the Guardian and openDemocracy have revealed.

Topham Guerin, which specialise in producing images and videos for social media, was given a contract to work on Covid-19 messaging earlier this year without a competitive tender.

It bagged the work thanks to emergency regulations that allow the government to ditch usual competitive tendering practices and hand out work to whomever they choose.

Among the responsibilities listed they will be expected to attend daily meetings at Downing Street or the Cabinet Office and lead the branding strategy and produce social media content.

And while the current contract runs until 16th September, it is understood that the Cabinet Office is already negotiating with them to send more work their way.

Factcheck UK

Last year the Conservative Party faced widespread criticism after one of its official Twitter accounts was rebranded as a trusted fact checking company.

The @CCHQpress account is verified by Twitter, displaying a blue tick which is intended to denote that a user is genuine.

Twitter warned that any further attempts to “mislead people” during the UK election will result in action.

“Twitter is committed to facilitating healthy debate throughout the UK general election. We have global rules in place that prohibit behaviour that can mislead people, including those with verified accounts,” a spokeswoman said in a statement.

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“Any further attempts to mislead people by editing verified profile information – in a manner seen during the UK Election Debate – will result in decisive corrective action.”

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