The Don’t Unseat Ed Miliband Association had a shaky baptism of fire last week. Both big mouths and events caused no end of trouble. So good news then that Labour are looking to hire a spinner solely for rapid rebuttal:

Labour Party
Job Description

Job title: Executive Director, Rebuttal and Policy
Location: Based at Head Office London

Key Purpose: Provide strategic leadership responsible for designing the Party’s policy programme and managing the research and rebuttal functions necessary to carry out this role

Working with the leadership, shadow cabinet and all parts of the Party, to co-ordinate and implement a winning policy agenda to lead into the next general election

Establish a rapid rebuttal function to allow the Party to respond quickly and effectively to claims made about the Party’s policy positions

Guido is looking forward to sparring…