"I was asked to speak to Matthew Doyle by Morgan McSweeney regarding Doyle's relationship with Sean Morton. I accurately relayed what Doyle had told me to the PM. The PM is right to state that Doyle did not tell me about his campaigning in a council election for Morton. Doyle did however tell me that he had believed Morton's protestations of innocence prior to his conviction and had been supportive of him during that time."
"I have offered Lord Doyle a right of reply at each stage of this story over the last day or so and he has so far declined to comment. In an earlier statement he said he apologised for an "error of judgement" in choosing to campaign for a man who had been charged over images of child sexual abuse. And"
Two men who served as the prime minister's director of communications within the last year are publicly at odds over the appointment of Lord Matthew Doyle to the House of Lords. Tim Allan says he warned the prime minister after speaking to Doyle about his connection to Sean Morton, a convicted sex offender, and relayed Doyle's support for Morton before the conviction. Allan notes that Doyle did not tell him about campaigning for Morton in a council election. Allan resigned and offered Doyle a right of reply, which Doyle has declined. Doyle apologised for an error of judgement in campaigning for a man charged over images of child sexual abuse. Labour MPs have reported public backlash and accusations of protecting paedophiles.
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