LABOUR moderates have dealt the hard-left another crushing blow.
They have installed their man David Evans as general secretary.
Labour moderates have dealt the hard-left another crushing blow by installing David Evans as general secretary[/caption]
Evans — who worked for the party under Tony Blair — was elected to the top job.
He is also a close ally of leader Sir Keir Starmer.
Evans saw off stiff competition from former Corbyn aide Andrew Fisher.
Sir Keir hailed his new right-hand man.
The Labour Leader said Evans has a “clear understanding of the scale of the task ahead of us”.
Mr Evans said: “It is an honour and a privilege to be appointed General Secretary of the Labour Party.
“We face a defining period in the history of our great party, with a global pandemic, an imminent recession and a mountain to climb to win the next election.
“Through the strength of our movement, I know we can rise to this challenge.”
Sir Keir hailed his new right-hand man, who he said has a ‘clear understanding of the scale of the task ahead of us’[/caption]
Evans — who worked for the party under Tony Blair — was elected to the top job[/caption]
General Secretary David Evans saw off stiff competition from a former Corbyn aide[/caption]