Overview
- New transparency disclosures show formal meetings in 2024 between Brendan Cox or his organisations and ministers, including security minister Dan Jarvis on victims of terrorism and counter‑terror policy, and communities minister Lord Khan on tackling antisemitism and anti‑Muslim hatred.
- The New Statesman earlier reported sources saying No 10 was informally consulting Cox on social cohesion, a characterisation denied by both Cox and Downing Street, as records also show his Together Initiative received £1,252,400 from DCMS between May 2023 and June 2025.
- On 9 February, Cox hosted a private Zoom for charity leaders billed as a high‑level cohesion briefing featuring No 10, where a Downing Street special adviser spoke after Vidhya Alakeson did not attend, leaving some participants uneasy.
- Charity leaders and former colleagues expressed dismay over Cox’s access in light of historic allegations, and whistleblower Brie O’Keefe told The Times it was a serious error of judgment to give him a role in shaping policy.
- No 10 says it engages with Cox and his organisations in the same way as others and denies preferential treatment, and reporting notes there is no suggestion of wrongdoing in his current work.