Starmer Strategist Leaves Downing Street After Two Weeks
Tom Kibasi was seconded from NHS England to work on part of the government reboot and was expected to be involved for months.
Tom Kibasi in Oxford in March 2019.
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A former think-tank boss recruited to work on Keir Starmer’s reset of the UK government agenda has left his role after only two weeks.
Tom Kibasi was seconded to bolster the UK prime minster’s top team in Downing Street after a difficult first year in office, Bloomberg reported in August. Several people across government raised concerns about his appointment according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified while sharing internal discussions. Kibasi — who helped Starmer win the Labour Party leadership in 2020 — left Downing Street at the end of August despite initially being expected to be there for several months.