Morgan McSweeney, Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff in Downing Street, says Labour did not do enough to prepare for government after winning the 2024 election. In his first interview, he tells BBC News that the party failed to deliver quickly enough in office. Multiple outlets report McSweeney also argues Labour should have prepared more thoroughly for the transition into government, saying it “hadn’t done enough to prepare for Government.” The reporting also includes comments that the administration’s early assessment of the economy was overly pessimistic, with one outlet quoting him saying the government was “too gloomy” about economic conditions at the time it took office. The Mirror similarly reports McSweeney’s view that Labour should have been more optimistic during its first months in government. Overall, the accounts present McSweeney’s criticism as a retrospective assessment of Labour’s readiness and early approach once it assumed power, with no details reported here on specific policies or operational failures beyond preparation and pace of delivery.
Labour not prepared to govern, says Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney
Morgan McSweeney, Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff in Downing Street, says Labour did not do enough to prepare for government after winning the 2024 election. In his first interview, he tells BBC...
- Morgan McSweeney, former chief of staff to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, says Labour was not sufficiently prepared to govern in 2024.
- He makes the comments in what is described as his first-ever interview.
- McSweeney says Labour did not deliver quickly enough after taking office.
- He says Labour “hadn’t done enough” to prepare for government.
- He also describes early government thinking on the economy as overly pessimistic, quoting it as “too gloomy.”
Keir Starmer's former chief-of-staff in Downing Street Morgan McSweeney said the party should have been 'way more optimistic' during its first few months in government
2 hours agoMorgan McSweeney, who was the Prime Minister's chief of staff in Downing Street until February this year, said the party 'hadn't done enough to prepare for Government'.
3 hours agoMorgan McSweeney, who was the Prime Minister's chief of staff in Downing Street until February this year, said the party 'hadn't done enough to prepare for Government'.
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4 hours agoIn his first-ever interview, Morgan McSweeney tells the BBC the party did not deliver quickly enough in office.
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