Craig Dillon
Craig Dillon is a British political advisor and founder of social media agency Westminster Digital. Dillon advised Boris Johnson's digital strategy during his successful leadership campaign in the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election and during the successful 2019 United Kingdom general election. Dillon also advised 6 out of the 10 other leadership candidates on their communications and digital strategy, including Michael Gove, Dominic Raab, Sajid Javid and Matt Hancock. Dillon previously worked for Sky News where he produced political and entertainment reports.Life and career
Dillon was born in Chelmsford, Essex, and studied Journalism & Production at the University of Westminster in London, England. As a teenager he ran a successful YouTube Channel focusing on music and lifestyle. Dillon is openly gay. During the 2015 United Kingdom general election Dillon appeared on the Sky News Stand Up Be Counted political programme. In 2015, Dillon began working for Sky UK where he produced videos for Sky's social platforms.
In the 2016 United States elections, Dillon interviewed British celebrities on Donald Trump's candidacy. He asked Daniel Radcliffe if he would compare Trump to Lord Voldemort, to which Radcliffe responded "Trump is worse". Dillon left Sky to found Westminster Digital in 2018, a social media agency which advises various politicians.
In January 2020, Dillon was one of the first people in the United Kingdom to be tested for Coronavirus during the COVID-19 pandemic after taking a trip to mainland China before the scale of the outbreak was known.
