Kevin Bell, a former lobbyist, has died aged 68. Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

One of Margaret Thatcher’s advisers and a well-known City figure, Kevin Bell, has died.

Bell, who died aged 68, was an influential lobbyist and respected among conservative thinkers across Westminster.

He led campaign groups and public affairs giants throughout his career, heading up the likes of Fleishman-Hillard and Maitland Political.

Bell was also worldwide president of the New York-headquartered public relations firm Burson-Marsteller, which has been merged under Burson , under a decade ago.

He also served as a trustee of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), a free market think tank.

A statement published by Linda Edwards, the chairman of the Board of Trustees at the IEA, said the think tank was “deepl

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