Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Matthew Doyle

Former senior aide to Starmer loses whip over friendship with sex offender

Labour peer Matthew Doyle has apologised for links to Sean Morton who was convicted of possession of indecent images of children

The Guardian - UK

PM’s former spin doctor Lord Doyle apologises over paedophile councillor links

Lord Matthew Doyle campaigned for Sean Morton in 2017 after he had been charged over indecent images of children.

Evening Standard

Lord who served as Starmer's comms chief stripped of Labour whip over links with paedophile

Lord Matthew Doyle campaigned for ex Labour councillor Sean Morton when he ran as an Independent at local elections in May 2017

Evening Standard

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Starmer’s ‘put up or shut up’ message to his rivals is overshadowed by a new scandal

NEWS ANALYSIS: It was clear that, after the failed coup on Monday, Sir Keir needed to come out, face the public and issue a defiant message to show he will not back down. But news that his former communications chief has lost the Labour whip means any respite will be…

The Independent UK

Starmer plunged into fresh crisis as paedophile-linked peer and former comms chief suspended from Labour

Matthew Doyle apologises for his past association with paedophile councillor Sean Morton – but his suspension raises fresh questions about the PM’s judgement following the Mandelson scandal

The Independent UK

Swinney orders investigation into Scottish Government dealings with Mandelson

Peter Mandelson is being probed by police over allegations of misconduct in public office.

Evening Standard

Mandelson should not have been US ambassador, says Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader said the appointment was ‘clearly a mistake’.

Evening Standard

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Swinney condemns ‘absurdity’ of Mandelson remaining in House of Lords

The Scottish First Minister spoke out as the SNP at Westminster prepared to table a Bill seeking to remove the former minister’s peerage.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer gave peerage to former aide who campaigned for child sex offender

Downing Street has admitted that Matthew Doyle’s links with Sean Morton were ‘thoroughly investigated’ before he was nominated for a peerage

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer expected to award 25 new Labour peerages

Exclusive: Former union bosses and Labour staffers on list as prime minister aims to balance chamber

The Guardian - UK

Downing Street’s top civil servant ‘on brink of being ousted’

The latest speculation around Chris Wormald’s position comes after the departure of a string of senior government officials over the last year

The Independent UK

Starmer’s director of communications becomes latest senior Downing Street aide to quit

Steph Driver announced she would be leaving her post on Thursday after five years working at Sir Keir Starmer’s side

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer’s head of communications quits in fresh blow to PM

Steph Driver, who worked for Sir Keir for more than five years, becomes the latest high-profile exit from the PM’s top team

The Independent UK

Starmer’s head of communications Steph Driver quits in latest No 10 exit

Exclusive: Departure of key figure comes little over a week after that of director of political strategy

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Starmer to replace third top aide in less than a year in latest Downing Street reset

Amid questions over the direction of government and mounting criticism over its handling of the migrant crisis, Nin Pandit’s departure has triggered speculation the prime minister is attempting to conduct yet another reset within Downing Street

The Independent UK

Starmer’s government must now get its messaging in order

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The loss of No 10’s director of communications after just nine months should come as a warning to the entire government. It needs to better explain to the public why it is making unpopular decisions and demanding sacrifices – or sink further in the polls

The Independent UK

PM’s communications chief resigns after just months in role

Keir Starmer’s communications chief quits after just nine months in Downing Street

The Independent UK

Downing Street communications chief to quit after nine months

Matthew Doyle said he it was ‘time to pass the baton on’.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer’s communications chief quits after just nine months in Downing Street

Matthew Doyle becomes the second member of Keir Starmer’s top team to quit less than a year into the job

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer’s communications chief quits after nine months

Exclusive: Matthew Doyle is second senior member of PM’s team to be in post for less than a year after election

The Guardian - UK

No Labour wrongdoing in Kamala Harris campaign row, says ex-Tory minister

Robert Buckland says it appears Labour activists covered their own expenses, after Trump team files legal complaint

The Guardian - UK

Cabinet ministers call for Jonathan Ashworth role at 10 Downing Street after weeks of infighting

Senior party figures want the former Leicester MP to be given key post after party squanders electoral honeymoon over rivalry and free gifts row

The Guardian - UK

Who are the key people inside Labour’s leadership team?

The chiefs of staff, special advisers and policy strategists guiding Keir Starmer’s new government

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner, Rachel Reeves, Morgan McSweeney: the Labour power list as Sue Gray resigns

As Sue Gray exits, read our ultimate guide to the most influential figures in the Labour government

The Guardian - UK

Meet the top teams: the key election advisers to Sunak and Starmer

We look at the people who will strategise for the prime minister and opposition leader in the coming weeks

1 2 3 4

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Scottish Labour Party

43 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.