Labour to fight 2029 election ‘like an insurgent’ as preparations begin

Party's strategist already planning how to secure second term, bolstered by former MP's appointment to thinktank

Labour has already begun preparing for its 2029 election campaign, with the party's political strategist Morgan McSweeney telling associates that he wants to build a new coalition of voters and fight it like an insurgent" party.

Keir Starmer has only been prime minister for a week, making a slick start in his first days in government, but his team has already started putting in place the structures to win a second term.