Labour hiring ‘celebrity endorsements’ manager to woo stars for Keir Starmer

Recruit will be tasked with getting celebrities to attend party events, among other things

Keir Starmer and former ‘Love Island’ star Amy Hart during a youth fringe meeting at the Labour annual conference in Brighton in September (Getty)

Labour is to recruit a dedicated person to woo celebrities as part of a push to secure more high-profile endorsements for Keir Starmer.

The party is offering a £53,700 salary for someone with experience of “engaging celebrities and other high profile individuals”.

The job description for the "celebrities and endorsements manager" role says the successful candidate should be on the lookout for stars who might be persuaded to become Labour supporters.