A senior Labour official told The Sunday Times that "people are popping up from 20 years ago telling him what they think".
Sir Keir is understood to receive counsel from Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, though officials said the former prime ministers would be given the current Labour leader’s new mobile number if he were to change it.
Mr Blair, an official is cited as saying, “tends to push very Blairite issues like technology and modernity”, while Mr Brown “wants to be involved in big projects”.
The former PM has also given advice to Rishi Sunak, a Tory source told the paper. At events marking the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, the prime minister was seen speaking to Mr Blair.
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