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Gregor was elected as the MP for Livingston in Labour's 2024 landslide.
It was a full circle moment for the man who'd been the party's organiser in the 2005 Livingston by-election following the death of Robin Cook.
He went on to work for Blue State Digital, the team who masterminded Obama's 2008 and 2012 campaigns.
This is a masterclass is the art of campaigning from one of Morgan McSweeney's former colleagues.
Plus, why he loves checked shirts so much.
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