Guido has been closely following the activity of Starmer’s new communications director Tim Allan since he entered Downing Street. The only problem is – there hasn’t been much…
Apart from giving a bizarre and poorly-received session at ‘SpAd School’ last month in which he said “I haven’t arrived with a plan” Allan has kept his interactions to a minimum. Maybe he’s embarrassed after that episode…
Guido has checked in across government departments and found that Allan has kept mostly out of touch. He’s been in the job for a month and a half…
Gossip from Downing Street sources confirms he is taking a more overarching approach to communications and crisis management. His meetings schedule is said to be moving at a less-than-sluggish pace. Guido revealed two weeks ago that the intention was not to replace day-to-day communications director Steph Driver, which makes Allan’s friendly ghost routine more bizarre. How many shake-ups does it take to fix a government?
