When it comes to appointing key people, Keir Starmer has a poor record. Nin Pandit, who is being moved from her post as his principal private secretary after only 10 months, is merely the latest example.
Before that, there was Sue Gray, the Whitehall veteran, who Starmer now admits was not the “right person” to be his chief of staff. Bad appointments matter: Gray was the main reason Labour arrived in office last year with no plan for government.
