The shadow cabinet has been instructed to have all policy for the manifesto finalised by 8 February, I’ve been told. It is the latest sign that Labour is preparing for a spring election. The first topic raised at the Christmas parties ripping through Westminster this week is the date of the next election. For Labour’s shadow cabinet, the long wait for a chance to reclaim the government could soon be over. If, that is, Labour’s strategists are right. Morgan McSweeney, the party’s campaigns director, announced the 8 February policy deadline in a recent email to the shadow cabinet. “[The...…The shadow cabinet has been instructed to have all policy for the manifesto finalised by 8 February, I’ve been told. It is the latest sign that Labour is preparing for a spring election. The first topic raised at the Christmas parties ripping through Westminster this week is the date of the next election. For Labour’s shadow cabinet, the long wait for a chance to reclaim the government could soon be over. If, that is, Labour’s strategists are right. Morgan McSweeney, the party’s campaigns director, announced the 8 February policy deadline in a recent email to the shadow cabinet. “[The...WW…