There are worries that Starmer’s 23rd reset does not go far enough. At least Tony Blair is happy…

The initial “ too abrasive ” assessment of outgoing strategic communications director James Lyons has been borne out and his replacement Tim Allan – the appointment of whom Lyons was opposed – is viewed dimly by some government sources. Allan is a personal confidant of Blair and Alistair Campbell and is viewed by some as ” yet another Blairite ” who had it easy as deputy Downing Street communications director in the early New Labour years. Another source in No10 tells Guido all hopes are on the “ 1990s retread ” now. Labour insiders naturally point to the lack of the internet, loads of cash from the Major ministry, and strong sustained GDP growth…

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