{
  "id": 14027136,
  "title": "Revealed: Nigel Farage adviser had unpublicised role at polling firm",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/revealed-nigel-farage-adviser-had-unpublicised-role-at-polling-firm",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T13:42:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/12/nigel-farage-adviser-influential-role-polling-firm-chris-bruni-lowe"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A close adviser to Nigel Farage, Chris Bruni-Lowe, had an influential role at the polling company Redfield & Wilton Strategies, despite not being publicly associated with the firm, according to several sources. Bruni-Lowe, who sometimes went by the name \"Chris Redfield,\" played a significant role in the company's operations and used it to develop potential campaign strategies, sources claim. The company, founded in 2020, is owned by Bruno Rodrigues, a lawyer, and its main public face was Philip van Scheltinga, a Harvard graduate. Bruni-Lowe's role at the company has raised questions about transparency in the polling industry, given his long-standing association with Farage at a time of intense scrutiny over the party's use of polls to shape its political narrative.",
  "summary": "Exclusive: Chris Bruni-Lowe used Redfield & Wilton Strategies role to develop potential campaign tactics, sources say A close adviser to Nigel Farage had an influential role at a national polling company despite not being publicly associated with the firm, the Guardian can reveal. Chris Bruni-Lowe, Farage’s private pollster for many years, played an important role in the operations of Redfield &…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}