"Tim Allan, Keir Starmer's director of communications, has stepped down after just five months in the job, his resignation coming a day after the prime minister's chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, also resigned. The departure is another blow to Starmer's position amid a furious row about the decision to make Peter Mandelson ambassador to Washington despite his close links to the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein."
"Allan said in a brief statement: I have decided to stand down to allow a new No10 team to be built. I wish the PM and his team every success."
Tim Allan resigned as director of communications for Keir Starmer after five months in the role. His resignation came a day after Morgan McSweeney, the prime minister's chief of staff, also left. Allan decided to stand down to allow a new No10 team to be built and expressed good wishes for the PM and his team. The departure adds pressure to Starmer's position amid a furious row over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington. The controversy centers on Mandelson's close links to the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The back-to-back departures have heightened scrutiny of No10's staffing choices and generated political backlash.
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