Exhibit 23.1
KPMG AUDIT PLC
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby give our consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Cordiant's Communications Group plc of our
report dated March 7, 2000 with respect to the consolidated financial statements
of Cordiant as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and for each of the three years in
the period ended December 31, 1999, which report is included in Cordiant's
Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 1999.
/s/ KPMG Audit Plc
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London, England
September 6, 2000
