Scoop: Leaked plan reveals Keir Starmer's provisional team as Labour leader. It's set to include:
- Morgan McSweeney, campaign manager, as chief of staff
- Ben Nunn, current spokesperson, as director of comms
- Claire Ainsley, of Joseph Rowntree Foundation, policy head
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- Morgan McSweeney, campaign manager, as chief of staff
- Ben Nunn, current spokesperson, as director of comms
- Claire Ainsley, of Joseph Rowntree Foundation, policy head
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- Helene Reardon Bond, currently Corbyn's office manager, as joint deputy chief of staff
- She will serve alongside Chris Ward, political adviser
Team Starmer declined to comment. Source close to him said appointments “basically confirmed” but no offers formally made yet
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- She will serve alongside Chris Ward, political adviser
Team Starmer declined to comment. Source close to him said appointments “basically confirmed” but no offers formally made yet
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Elsewhere, Rachel Reeves is allegedly in the running for shadow chancellor.
She is said to typify Starmer's approach. "Young soft lefties who are brainy, who most people don’t recognise and who haven't spent last few years doing factional stuff."
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She is said to typify Starmer's approach. "Young soft lefties who are brainy, who most people don’t recognise and who haven't spent last few years doing factional stuff."
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Anneliese Dodds, Preet Gil, Sarah Jones and Jonathan Reynolds are also set for roles. Long Bailey and Nandy to be offered jobs but not in Starmer's core team
A Corbyn aide calls the plans "scorched earth" for erasing the left - but high profile moderates to be sidelined too
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A Corbyn aide calls the plans "scorched earth" for erasing the left - but high profile moderates to be sidelined too
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Starmer is set to request resignation of Jennie Formby and Karie Murphy - aides believe their handling of bullying/anti-semitism represents "gross misconduct".
If they go voluntarily, it will stop war on NEC
Seumas Milne is definitely going with Corbyn, so no issue there
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If they go voluntarily, it will stop war on NEC
Seumas Milne is definitely going with Corbyn, so no issue there
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Labour anti-semitism whistleblower have also been privately assured of Starmer's public statement that party's legal campaign against them will stop on day one
There has also been talk of offering financial/legal assistance if required to the likes of Sam Matthews
There has also been talk of offering financial/legal assistance if required to the likes of Sam Matthews
