UK Government gives £110,000 contract to TV debate coach

A £110,000 taxpayer-funded contract has been handed to a TV debate coach by the UK Government to try and improve the public speaking of

Graham Davies, who markets himself as “the Presentation Coach”, was awarded a £9,166 monthly contract to act as a “trusted advisor to ministers” on May 22 – the day the General Election was called by Rishi Sunak.He first used the coach when he was trying to become a Conservative MP and has since drafted him in to help with party conference speeches.

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