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Dominic Cummings neither apologised nor expressed regret when he made the extraordinary move of hosting his own press conference in the Downing Street Rose Garden yesterday. The Prime Minister’s key aide instead confirmed that he, his ill…
Labour's general secretary appointment panel has drawn up a shortlist of six candidates after interviewing longlisted applicants today. The following have been shortlisted: David Evans – former regional secretary (1995-1999) and assistant…
Watching the Conservative government floundering in the face of a crisis it is ideologically unable to tackle provides a reminder, if one were ever needed, that winning elections is the single most important thing the Labour Party can do…
David Evans – a frontrunner among candidates to become Labour's next general secretary – is a "factional figure" and "likely to be extremely divisive", the Fire Brigades Union leader Matt Wrack has said. Ahead of the interviewing and…
David Evans has emerged as the Labour leadership’s favourite for the general secretary post. There was talk earlier in the process that the leader’s office could remain neutral on the appointment, but insiders warned against that idea and a…
Labour's national executive committee (NEC) decided at its latest meeting today to cancel party conference in September as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Due to take place in Liverpool, Labour conference will now likely be replaced…
David Evans has emerged as the Labour leadership's favourite candidate to become the next general secretary. The Campaign Company founder and director is a former assistant general secretary of the party (1999-2001), when he helped organise…
Keir Starmer went on the attack at this week’s PMQs, and his interrogation of Boris Johnson made headlines. The Prime Minister was left squirming when confronted with evidence that the government had said the infection of care home…
On May 26th, Labour’s national executive committee (NEC) will meet to appoint its 18th general secretary. As head of the paid staff of the party and secretary to the NEC, the general secretary (GS) is a very powerful role with particular…
Labour’s new general secretary will be appointed within just two weeks, officers of the national executive committee (NEC) have decided. Set in a meeting of core NEC members yesterday and exclusively revealed by LabourList, the super-speedy…
The core group of officers on Labour's national executive committee (NEC) met virtually this afternoon to decide the timetable for the appointment of a new general secretary. The swift timings agreed will see Jennie Formby's successor…
Jennie Formby has announced her resignation as Labour’s general secretary. Her statement yesterday did not shy away from this decision being linked to the election of Keir Starmer, saying explicitly that she applied to the role to support…
