David Evans – 2024 Resignation Statement

The statement made by David Evans, the General Secretary of the Labour Party, on 3 September 2024.

It has been the privilege of my life to be general secretary for the Labour Party. It has always been my plan to serve for one general election, and take the organisation from shattering defeat to being a party of government. Now both have been achieved, it is the right time both for me and the party for a new general secretary to take over. A new General Secretary being in post from the end of this year’s conference will give them the necessary time to lead the next chapter of change, taking over at the same early stage of the political cycle that I did. All my thanks go to the Labour Party staff, representatives and volunteers – without their hard work and support our successes simply would not have been possible.