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