Labour's ex-aide McSweeney admits party failed to prepare for government
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Paul Seddon
Summary
In his first-ever interview, Morgan McSweeney, Labour's chief of staff and former top aide to PM Keir Starmer, admits the party failed to adequately prepare for government after its 2024 election victory. He acknowledges that many in Labour expected to need at least two elections to return to power after the 2019 defeat, and that planning meetings early in 2024 revealed insufficient preparation for actually winning and governing. McSweeney took on the chief of staff role three months after Labour returned to office, replacing Sue Gray.
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bskyLabour's ex-aide McSweeney admits party failed to prepare for governmentbbc.co.ukKey quotes
· 3 pulledHe said that there had been a widespread expectation that Labour would require at least two elections to return to power after its crushing defeat in 2019
quite a lot of people thought it needed a plan for defeat rather than victory in 2024
did start to realise that we hadn't done enough to prepare for government
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