Our Board

Karin has been Chair of the LabourList Board since May 2025, and a Board member since October 2021. 

She was the Managing Director at Datapraxis, Chair of Campaigns Lab UK, former General Secretary of the Co-op Party, and Commissioner of Labour Together’s 2019 General Election review.

Thangam has been a member of LabourList’s Board since January 2025. She is chair of Labour Women’s Network, CEO of UK Opera Association, Labour Member of the House of Lords and an advisor to various arts organisations and businesses.

She was MP for Bristol West for nine years, serving in multiple Shadow Cabinet positions and in the Labour Whips’ Office.

Tom joined the Board of LabourList in 2018. Tom has over two decades of experience in digital journalism. He is the founder of the video agency Happen Digital, and was previously Head of Multimedia at the Guardian and a producer at the BBC and Channel 4 News. 

Rachael is a researcher focused on democracy and digital government. She worked for Jim Murphy MP, and served as the party’s National Women’s Officer. She was a councillor for ten years, worked for UNISON and the TUC, spent 15 years in corporate responsibility and business ethics, and is currently studying at UCL while freelancing for Labour Business. She joined the Board in April 2026.

Kevin served 17 years as a councillor in Lambeth, and has twice been a Labour parliamentary candidate. He founded PLMR in 2006, now a leading UK communications firm. He is an investor, non-executive director and adviser, with roles across business and social enterprise. He received the Freedom of the City of London for services to business and charity. He joined the Board in April 2026.

Rhona Dunlop is a Senior Executive at 411 Communications, specialising in digital strategy for Labour MPs. Rhona works on digital campaigns from beginning to end, upskilling MP staffers on everything from online advertising to creating content. Previously, Rhona worked at the Labour Party as a Digital Organiser in Scotland, where she helped elect 37 MPs, turning the country from yellow to red.