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Changes within Labour

April 13th, 2012 at 12:00 pm by David Farrar

Tracy Watkins reports:

Labour leader David Shearer’s chief of staff is apparently set to depart after just a couple of months in the job.

Former MP Stuart Nash was appointed Mr Shearer’s right-hand man after the leadership change late last year but is understood to be quitting to return to his home town of Napier.

Mr Nash could not be contacted yesterday. Sources say he decided to return to Napier to boost his chances of regaining the seat Labour lost in 2005, and to spend more time with his family.

His partner gave birth just a few weeks before he started the job on February 1.

But his departure is likely to fuel speculation over differences of opinion within Labour’s senior leadership team over strategy.

It will be interesting to see, if the speculation is correct, who replaces Nash. It is an absolutely key role, as if Labour wins the election they generally go on to become the PM’s Chief of Staff.

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7 Responses to “Changes within Labour”

  1. catwoman (123) Says:
    April 13th, 2012 at 12:19 pm

    Deck Chairs – Titanic. Rats – sinking ship …………………etc

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  2. Keeping Stock (8,809) Says:
    April 13th, 2012 at 12:37 pm

    I’ve also just blogged about this, linking to a post from left-wing blogger Robert Winter where he suggests that there is widespread discontent amongst Labour’s rank and file at the decision to appoint Shearer as leader. It would appear that there is a degree of trouble at t’mill.

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  3. Lloyd (114) Says:
    April 13th, 2012 at 12:42 pm

    Any knife in Shearer’s back will have come from Andrew Little’s kitchen…
    Watch this space!

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  4. RF (722) Says:
    April 13th, 2012 at 12:50 pm

    Meanwhile I hear that Tim ..(. I like the company of little fellows.. ) Is back from his Aids job overseas and sniffing around for a position in his old party. I think this time around he will not be the image that Shearer wants to portray.

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  5. Paulus (1,687) Says:
    April 13th, 2012 at 1:27 pm

    Well done Grunty.

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  6. tvb (3,309) Says:
    April 13th, 2012 at 1:55 pm

    I seem to recall some rather poor staff work that left shearer embarrassed so I guess that is behind it. Plus I assume Nash trod on some over sensitive toes. The family stuff is bullshit.

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  7. Barnsley Bill (855) Says:
    April 13th, 2012 at 2:15 pm

    Lock up your teenage sons. Swiss ball might be on his way back?

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