Shelley Williams-Walker Explained
Dame Michelle Williams-Walker, known as Shelley Williams-Walker, is a senior advisor to Boris Johnson.[1] She is a former Special adviser and was head of operations for Johnson when he was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.[2]
In January 2022 The Daily Telegraph described a gathering held in 10 Downing Street on 16 April 2021 while indoor social gatherings were forbidden because of the COVID-19 pandemic, at which "Shelley Williams-Walker ... was in charge of the music at points, according to one eye-witness", and after which she was reportedly nicknamed "DJ SWW".[3]
In October 2022 she became the first director of The Office of Boris Johnson Ltd, but was succeeded in November 2022 by Ann Sindall.[4] [5]
Williams-Walker was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in Johnson's Resignation Honours in June 2023, for political and public service.[6]
In the 2023 Channel 4 docudrama Partygate, she was played by Alice Lowe.[7]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Shelley Williams-Walker . LinkedIn . 12 June 2023.
- Web site: Shelley Williams-Walker . Mace Magazine . 12 June 2023.
- News: Diver . Tony . Riley-Smith . Ben . A booze run to fill a suitcase with wine: The full story of our exclusive on those Downing Street parties . 12 June 2023 . The Telegraph . 13 January 2022 . Shelley Williams-Walker, Mr Johnson's head of operations, was in charge of the music at points, according to one eye-witness. The claim was on Thursday put to Downing Street, where Ms Williams-Walker still works. No denial has been issued. She was jokingly nicknamed "DJ SWW", a reference to her initials, according to one present that night.
- News: Thévoz . Seth . Boris Johnson rakes in £5m in 6 months after leaving office . 12 June 2023 . openDemocracy . 23 March 2023 . en.
- Web site: The Office of Boris Johnson Limited: people . gov.uk . Companies House . 12 June 2023 . en.
- Web site: Resignation Honours 2023 . UK Government . 12 June 2023.
- Web site: Meet the cast of Partygate on Channel 4 . . 24 October 2023 . 3 October 2023.