With O’Toole behind in polls, U.K. consultants unlikely to be helpful for Conservatives, say some politicos

But others say the U.K. consultants have won high-profile campaigns in the recent past and will provide useful insights and a fresh perspective to the Conservative campaign in Canada.

Erin O'Toole's Conservatives have hired the U.K. consultants behind Prime Minister Boris Johnson's winning campaigns to advise them for the next federal election, but political insiders are divided on how successful this will be is going to be for the Canadian Tories.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and Flickr

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BY ABBAS RANA

June 21, 2021

While Erin O’Toole is running behind Justin Trudeau with wide margins in polls, the U.K. political consultants hired by the Conservatives for the next election campaign are unlikely to be of any help, say some politicos, but others say they have a recent proven track record of winning high-profile...

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