If Sir Keir Starmer does form the next government, how will his opposition team make the transition, who might be left standing when the music stops, and why?
Let's see if Baroness Casey is brought in early doors to fulfil a 'headline' role as you suggested. Labour are going to need to do something bold alongside all the usual dross of taking over. So far, my read on their pledges is that they're unambitious (because they don't know the scale of what is left behind?) and Casey could certainly lead something enterprising to ensure a positive direction for the general public/press.
I have a lot of time for Casey: she’s clearly very good at getting things done, which is a valuable skill in Whitehall. But there’s a lot of warm vagueness about any potential roles at the moment, and I can’t tell if Starmer would really want her as a minister, with genuine levers of power but a relatively narrow focus, or if he is more attracted by her brand/endorsement. He’s talked quite a lot about how differently he wants to run Whitehall but I’m not yet convinced his instincts are that radical. He was, after all, a permanent secretary in all but title for five years.
Let's see if Baroness Casey is brought in early doors to fulfil a 'headline' role as you suggested. Labour are going to need to do something bold alongside all the usual dross of taking over. So far, my read on their pledges is that they're unambitious (because they don't know the scale of what is left behind?) and Casey could certainly lead something enterprising to ensure a positive direction for the general public/press.
I have a lot of time for Casey: she’s clearly very good at getting things done, which is a valuable skill in Whitehall. But there’s a lot of warm vagueness about any potential roles at the moment, and I can’t tell if Starmer would really want her as a minister, with genuine levers of power but a relatively narrow focus, or if he is more attracted by her brand/endorsement. He’s talked quite a lot about how differently he wants to run Whitehall but I’m not yet convinced his instincts are that radical. He was, after all, a permanent secretary in all but title for five years.