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Keir Starmer ally Hollie Ridley to step down as Labour general secretary

Keir Starmer ally Hollie Ridley to step down as Labour general secretary

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Exclusive: As well as citing personal reasons, Ridley says she is making way for a successor ‘to work alongside new leader’ Hollie Ridley, Labour’s general secretary, is to step down this autumn after two years in the job, she has announced to party staff. Ridley, an ally of Keir Starmer who ran Labour’s field operations in the 2024 general election win, said in an internal email she would stand down after the party’s annual conference in September. Continue reading...

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Politics
Published
Friday, July 3, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Publisher
The Guardian Politics

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