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21 December 2011

Miliband names his chief of staff

Tim Livesey, a senior adviser to the Archbishop of Canterbury, has been given the job.

By George Eaton

After 15 months as Labour leader, Ed Miliband has finally appointed a permanent chief of staff. Tim Livesey, a former diplomat who is currently the Archbishop of Canterbury’s secretary for international affairs, has been given the job. The appointment will inevitably be seen through the prism of Miliband’s current woes but has reportedly been planned for some time.

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