Lisa Hayley-Jones, Director of Policy and Government Affairs
I was delighted to join the AA as Director of Policy and Government Affairs mid-way through 2023 with a mandate to turbo charge our political engagement as we head into a bumper election year.
2023 has been an economic and politically challenging year with a cost-of-living crisis dominating the headlines, record by-election losses for the government, a new First Minister in Holyrood and a second conflict in the Middle East. The pending general election has cast its shadow over the political landscape as politicians and policy makers head into the final parliament of this session. It’s been more important than ever to increase our engagement across all the political parties and ensure the voice of our industry is heard by ministers, shadow ministers and policy makers in the UK regions, Westminster, Holyrood and our European colleagues in Brussels.
As we head into election year with a potential change of government on the cards we will continue to be at the heart of political and policy debate representing our industry and highlighting the enormous contribution we make to the economy. Whatever happens politically we will be ready to work with any government.
You can download a full copy of our 2023 Annual Review here.Â
