Jill Cuthbertson


Jill Cuthbertson is a British political aide. She has served as Deputy Chief of Staff in the Starmer ministry since 2024.

Biography

Cuthbertson worked as a private secretary to Ed Miliband and Gordon Brown. She worked for Cherie Blair. When Brown was prime minister she was manager of his Political Office. During the 2016 European Union membership referendum, she was events manager for the Britain Stronger in Europe campaign.
Until the 2024 United Kingdom general election, she was director of the private office of Keir Starmer. In the new Labour government she was appointed director of government relations. In October 2024, with the resignation of Sue Gray, she was promoted to deputy chief of staff by Morgan McSweeney.

Personal life

Cuthbertson is married to Mo Hussein, a former special adviser to Home Secretary Amber Rudd. They met while working on the remain campaign. They married in 2019.