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Evening Standard
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Sophie Wingate

Lord Doyle did not give full account of his actions, PM says amid peerage row

Lord Matthew Doyle is a former director of communications at Downing Street (Alamy/PA) -

Sir Keir Starmer said his former communications chief “did not give a full account” of his ties to a paedophile councillor when he was sent to the House of Lords.

Downing Street declined to commit to stripping Lord Matthew Doyle of his peerage, arguing this could prejudice a Labour investigation into the appointment.

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