Anacta Directors in UK Top 100 Political Consultants 2025/26
According to Mace Magazine’s Top 100 Political Consultants for 2025/26, Anacta Directors Teddy Ryan and Kate Forrester cut the mustard.
The Mace's guide reveals the best professional advocates moving and shaking Westminster and Brussels policy. Peer-reviewed by top industry pros, they cover the best advisers at the forefront of influencing politics, policy and public affairs today.
Original source: https://macemagazine.com/political-consultants-top-100/ Kate Forrester
Kate Forrester joined Anacta at the beginning of the year, bringing nearly two decades’ experience in journalism and political communications. Well connected and well regarded, she previously headed up the London public affairs team at geopolitical advisory firm APCO where she provided clients with senior counsel on political engagement, communications and crisis management.
A former political adviser for the Labour Party, she has worked on general and local election campaigns, Labour leadership contests and has a large and diverse network in Westminster and beyond. She is also a veteran of the Parliamentary Press Gallery. Starting her career as a reporter on her local newspaper, Forrester then worked for regional titles including the Liverpool Daily Post and Echo, before moving to London to work in Westminster.
Teddy Ryan
Anacta offers full-service public affairs, strategic communications and market-leading political intelligence to organisations looking to understand the Labour government.. This established Australian firm took its UK operations up a gear in December 2024 when it appointed Teddy Ryan as MD, bringing over 12 years of experience in senior
roles within the Labour Party.
As the architect of the Labour Business Network, Ryan provides clients with strategic counsel on fostering valuable relationships with government based on the shared priority of driving
growth. He is an experienced campaigns and communications professional with a track record of delivery, having served as senior director and a regional director
for Labour. Skilled in political and stakeholder management, crisis communications, campaigning planning and project management, his role at the forefront of Labour’s path to power affords clients valuable insight into the mechanics of the Labour machine.