David Evans was Keir Starmer's pick as General Secretary of the Labour Party succeeding Jennie Formby.

Although Labour's NEC confirmed David Evans as acting General Secretary on 26th May 2020, his appointment is subject to approval by a vote at the party’s annual conference.

The cancellation of the 2020 conference means members will be denied a say on Starmer’s choice until at least autumn 2021, unless a special conference is called once large gatherings are permitted, or the party’s rules are bypassed to approve the appointment without a vote.

The appointment is controversial, as David Evans was the author of a report that recommended a “radical overhaul” and a "New Labour solution" under Tony Blair to isolate the Old Labour left, doing so in derisory terms – and in the language of branding and marketing of Blairism.

SKWAWKBOX : Labour’s switch from being run by a left-wing, working-class union activist to a company director keen on branding and focus groups is an ominous sign of the party’s direction under Keir Starmer, especially with the issue of the leaked Labour report still unresolved

While McDonagh was General Secretary, and while David Evans was her right-hand man, trade unions were sidelined and their views generally disregarded. #LabourLeaks #StarmerOut #FordeReport

Margaret McDonagh is sister to Siobhain McDonagh & is very good friends with Greg Cook NAMED in the #LabourLeaks report. How can a new General Secretary with a personal connection to those accused by the report fairly oversee an investigation into those accusations? #StarmerOut

Labour Friends of Israel member Siobhain McDonagh, was reported to the Labour Party for her multiple antisemitic comments NINE months ago and still hasn't been suspended. Repeating an anti-semitic trope on national radio too. #LabourLeaks #StarmerOut https://labourlist.org/2019/03/siobhain-mcdonagh-links-anti-capitalism-to-antisemitism-in-labour/

Evans wrote a report comparing constituency parties to Del Boy’s Trotters Independent Traders and advocating a “New Labour” solution to reform Labour at the local level that would isolate left-wing members and make local Labour parties more like Marks & Spencer. #LabourLeaks

The report, called ‘A New Labour Party’, argued for an overhaul of internal party structures to isolate left-wing members, described in the report as “Old Labour”. The report said “done correctly, it will empower modernising forces within the party and marginalise Old Labour.”

2002; General Secretary David Triesman ordered an inquiry into Aline Delawa’s undeclared conflict of interest in handling internal party selections while she was the secretary of David Evans’ company, which was campaigning for candidates in those internal party selections.

Aline Delawa, David Evans’ wife and Head of Labour’s Constitutional and Legal Affairs Unit, oversaw the rules governing the selection of Labour candidates while she was Secretary of The Campaign Company, set up by David Evans. #LabourLeaks #StarmerOut

The Campaign Company’s website boasts that it can help “elected representatives, candidates, organisations and issue-based groups who now need a more professional approach to successfully campaign to get their message across”. #LabourLeaks #StarmerOut

A year after David Evans’ role as AGS ended, the new General Secretary David Triesman announced that there would be an inquiry into the conflict of interest. When asked why his wife had been made company secretary when he founded the company, David Evans said “I can’t remember”

Deputy Leader of Croydon Council Alison Butler has close family ties to David Evans and has been involved in decisions to award contracts to his firm, The Campaign Company, without declaring a conflict of interest. #LabourLeaks #StarmerOut

Contracts worth almost £200,000 were awarded in the space of four years to The Campaign Company.

David Evans is the father of Alison Butler’s daughter from a relationship in the 1990s and Alison Butler’s son from another relationship is also employed by The Campaign Company

Ms Butler was criticised for failing to declare this conflict of interest and the quality of the work conducted by The Campaign Company has been called into question. #LabourLeaks #StarmerOut #FordeReport

The Company also conducted a review of Derbyshire County Council which led to the press officers being made redundant and replaced with Julian Ellerby,. Ellerby was Labour’s Director of London Region while David Evans was Labour’s Assistant GS. The two were former colleagues.

On 23 December 2020, Bindmans LLP wrote accusing Labour’s acting general secretary David Evans of exceeding his authority under the rules and in law in his assault on members’ rights to freedom of speech. #LabourLeaks #StarmerOut

Solicitors Bindmans, acting on behalf of two suspended constituency party (CLP) officers and Jewish Voice for Labour (JVL), set out Evans’s breaches in a 20-page legal letter. #LabourLeaks https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Document:Bristol_West_CLP_condemns_suspension_of_Corbyn

Bindmans' letter concludes:

"We look forward to hearing from you within 14 days, that is, by 6 January 2021. In the absence of a satisfactory response our clients will have no option but to consider all legal and other options available to them." #LabourLeaks #StarmerOut

As well as JVL, Bindmans is acting for Louise Regan, chair of Nottingham East CLP, and Dr Marion Roberts, vice-chair of Camberwell and Peckham CLP. Both officers were suspended by Evans after local members insisted on discussing and voting on motions relating to........

.... Keir Starmer’s withdrawal of the whip from the party’s former leader Jeremy Corbyn, which itself breaches the recent EHRC report’s ban on ‘political interference’ in disciplinary matters. #LabourLeaks #StarmerOut #FordeReport

David Evans, Controversy and conflicts of interest, Leaked Labour report, Abolishing democratic structures, Labour candidate selections, Croydon Council and Letters to the General Secretary all here. #LabourLeaks #StarmerOut #FordeReport https://wikispooks.com/wiki/David_Evans

An article in December's Private Eye about Labour's General Secretary David Evans!. #LabourLeaks #StarmerOut

The Jewish Chronicle described David Evans as a "staunch opponent of hard left politics". Mr Evans is also known to be a fierce critic of Anti-Zionism, stretching back to his early days in politics at York University. #StarmerOut #LabourLeaks https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/starmer-plans-to-reform-party-equality-and-human-rights-commission-report-labour-antisemitism-1.500754

A trusted ally of the Labour leader has been moved into the party’s Southside headquarters as a “management enforcer” to ensure that allegations are properly dealt with. The JC has agreed not to name the member of staff, who has worked closely with Sir Keir in the past.

The ''Trusted Ally'' The JC has agreed not to name, I believe to be Alexandre Samuel Barros-Curtis. See my other threads. #StarmerOut #LabourLeaks