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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

Keir Starmer ally Hollie Ridley to step down as Labour general secretary

Starmer with Lucy Powell and Hollie Ridley
Keir Starmer (left) and Lucy Powell (second right), sitting alongside Hollie Ridley at an event in London in October last year. Photograph: Lucy North/PA Images/Alamy Stock Photo

Hollie Ridley, Labour’s general secretary, is to step down this autumn after two years in the job, she has announced to party staff.

Ridley, an ally of Keir Starmer who ran Labour’s field operations in the 2024 general election win, said in an internal email she would stand down after the party’s annual conference in September.

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