"At the point of my campaigning support, Morton repeatedly asserted to all those who knew him his innocence, including initially in court. To have not ceased support ahead of a judicial conclusion was a clear error of judgement for which I apologise unreservedly."
"thoroughly investigated, including through several interviews with Matthew Doyle, prior to his appointment"
"stuffing government with hypocrites and paedophile apologists"
Sir Keir Starmer awarded a peerage to his former director of communications, Matthew Doyle, and later removed him from Labour's parliamentary party after questions about Doyle's links to a convicted sex offender. The Sunday Times reported that Doyle campaigned for Sean Morton after Morton was charged with possessing and distributing indecent images of children in December 2016. A No 10 spokeswoman said questions regarding Doyle's past ties with Morton were thoroughly investigated, including several interviews with Matthew Doyle, prior to his appointment. Nine opposition MPs tabled a Commons motion expressing concerns. Doyle apologised and took his seat in the House of Lords on 12 January.
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