How Labour did it: inside the campaign that led to ‘Starmergeddon’ | General election 2024

aAs the election campaign entered its final week, staff at Labour HQ had a surprise guest: “Things are going really well,” Tony Blair told them, “I don’t bet, but…” His audience erupted in laughter, with the Conservative gambling scandal still fresh in their minds. But the former prime minister also wanted to reassure the exhausted […]