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Labour general secretary quits
General Secretary David Evans makes a speech at the Labour Party conference in Brighton, September 25, 2021

LABOUR general secretary David Evans has announced that he is quitting. 

It comes after four years in which the party’s membership has plummeted, and it became dependent on a few rich donors.

Mr Evans was appointed to lead Labour’s administration by Sir Keir Starmer after trade unionist Jennie Formby resigned in 2020. 

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