Following a 16-year career in Westminster, Luke joined Headland in September 2024 bringing with him a wealth of experience and insight into the operations of government, parliament and the Labour party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Having worked for multiple chief whips since Gordon Brown was Prime Minister, in 2021 Sullivan was promoted to be Keir Starmer\u2019s Political Director, responsible for managing the Labour leader\u2019s relationships, including with the front and back benches, the trade unions, and Devolved Administrations. He was also critical to Labour\u2019s parliamentary and legislative strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sullivan went on to be a central figure in Starmer\u2019s team which renewed the Labour Party and delivered an election landslide at the 2024 General Election. On his decision not to enter Government, the Prime Minister issued a statement praising Luke for having \u201cplayed a vital role in our project\u201d to get Labour back into power. \u201cI\u2019d like to thank him, and I hope he\u2019ll continue to be a big part of Labour politics whatever he chooses to do next.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Following a 16-year career in Westminster, Luke joined Headland in September 2024 bringing with him a wealth of experience and insight into the operations of government, parliament and the Labour party. Having worked for multiple chief whips since Gordon Brown was Prime Minister, in 2021 Sullivan was promoted to be Keir Starmer\u2019s Political Director, responsible […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9676,"menu_order":117,"template":"","services":[29],"sectors":[],"roles":[130],"class_list":["post-9675","person","type-person","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","services-public-affairs-and-policy","roles-director"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n