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Labour general secretary to stand down after party conference
Key takeaways
- Hollie Ridley has been credited with organising the ground campaign which led Labour to its landslide election win in 2024
- Labour's general secretary has announced she will resign this autumn after almost two years in the role.
- She said she would step aside after the party's annual conference in September.
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Hollie Ridley has been credited with organising the ground campaign which led Labour to its landslide election win in 2024
Labour's general secretary has announced she will resign this autumn after almost two years in the role.
Hollie Ridley, a close ally of Sir Keir Starmer and his former chief of staff Morgan Mc Sweeney, told party staff on Friday it was right for Labour's ruling national executive (NEC) to appoint a new general secretary "to work alongside our new leader".
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