Jill Cuthbertson
British special adviser
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Jill Cuthbertson is a British political aide. She has served as the acting Downing Street chief of staff alongside Vidhya Alakeson since February 2026, following the resignation of Morgan McSweeney.[1] She has served as the deputy chief of staff since October 2024.[2]
Jill Cuthbertson | |
|---|---|
| Downing Street Chief of Staff | |
Acting | |
| Assumed office 8 February 2026 | |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Morgan McSweeney |
| Downing Street Deputy Chief of Staff | |
| Assumed office 6 October 2024 Serving with Vidhya Alakeson | |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | University of Stirling |
Biography
Cuthbertson worked as a private secretary to Gordon Brown and Ed Miliband.[3] She worked for Cherie Blair.[4] When Brown was prime minister she was manager of his Political Office.[5] During the 2016 European Union membership referendum, she was events manager for the Britain Stronger in Europe campaign.[6]
Until the 2024 United Kingdom general election, she was director of the private office of Keir Starmer.[7] In the new Labour government she was appointed director of government relations.[8] In October 2024, with the resignation of Sue Gray, she was promoted to deputy chief of staff by Morgan McSweeney.[9]
On 8 February 2026, Cuthbertson was named joint acting Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister alongside Vidhya Alakeson, replacing McSweeney who had resigned following the Peter Mandelson-Jeffrey Epstein friendship scandal[10]
Personal life
Cuthbertson is married to Mo Hussein, a former special adviser to Home Secretary Amber Rudd.[11] They met while working on the Remain campaign.[12] They married in 2019.[13]
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