How To Run A Shadow Leadership Campaign
About this episode
The episode discusses the emerging leadership race in the Labour Party and the strategies involved in running a shadow campaign.
Angela Rayner has fired the opening shot in the leadership race to succeed Keir Starmer, warning that Labour is 'running out of time'. We discuss the art of being on manoeuvres without being caught doing it - from Michael Portillo installing the phone lines, to Rishi Sunak's team secretly registering 'readyforrishi.com'. And, will any of the potential candidates - including Angela Rayner, Wes Streeting, Andy Burnham or even John Healey - actually be ready to go if the party suffers a heavy defeat in the local elections in May? We also give (unsolicited) reading suggestions for Keir Starmer: Sally: The Choice Before the Labour Party, RH Tawney Polly: The Man Who Planted Trees, Jean Giono Danny: Get In: The Inside Story of Labour Under Starmer, Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund Hugo: Guards! Guards! Terry Pratchett Send your questions, comments and voicenotes to howtowin@thetimes.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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