Ed Miliband has established a “General Election Strategy Committee” made up of members of the Shadow Cabinet. Party sources indicated that this is intended to be the political driving force of the campaign, and will make key decisions about the political direction of the election campaign.
The 12 members of the group are:
- Douglas Alexander
- Ed Balls
- Yvette Cooper
- Michael Dugher
- Caroline Flint
- Harriet Harman
- Sadiq Khan
- Ivan Lewis
- Gloria De Piero
- Rachel Reeves
- Chuka Umunna
- Rosie Winterton
That’s a 50/50 gender split, with 6 male and 6 female members. Their first meeting is on Tuesday.
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