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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

Labour faces questions over Starmer aide who holds shares in lobbying firm

Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street
Sky News report that Tim Allan has discussed politics with Keir Starmer’s biographer Tom Baldwin since Allan joined No 10. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty

No 10 is facing calls for an investigation into whether Keir Starmer’s communications chief should be allowed to hold shares in a lobbying firm and discuss politics with one of its consultants.

Tim Allan, who is one of Starmer’s most senior aides, has a minority stake in Strand Partners, which critics claim could give rise to a perception of a conflict of interest.

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