Access talks with the civil service
Access talks are meetings between the civil service and opposition parties, held in the run-up to a general election.
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Preparing for government
Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has less than 12 months, and possibly fewer still, to prepare to enter government. This report sets out how the official opposition should ready itself for power.
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