Fresh disaster for Keir Starmer as second prime aide QUITS in 24 hours | Politics | News | EUROtoday

Keir Starmer’s Downing Street is in contemporary disaster this morning after a second very senior aide give up within the area of simply 24 hours.  The PM’s head of communications, Tim Allan, has stated he’s leaving to “allow a new No. 10 team to be built”. It’s the Prime Minister’s fourth Chief of Communications in simply 18 months, suggesting mass instability.

It comes only a day after Morgan McSweeney, Sir Keir’s chief of workers, give up yesterday over his function within the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador. Allan adopted a line of departed heads of communications in Sir Keir’s No. 10 operation, after Matthew Doyle, James Lyons, and Steph Driver.

Mr Allan’s resignation assertion in full learn: “I have decided to stand down to allow a new No10 team to be built. I wish the PM and his team every success.”

It’s not known precisely why Mr Allan has gone, though many in government perceived him to be ineffective at his job.

The latest departure suggests a Downing Street in all-out chaos and freefall.

Morgan McSweeney quit yesterday, citing his role in the appointment of Peter Mandelson to the top diplomatic posting in Washington. In his resignation statement, Mr McSweeney said: “The resolution to nominate Peter Mandelson was mistaken. He has broken our occasion, our nation and belief in politics itself.

“When asked, I advised the prime minister to make that appointment and I take full responsibility for that advice. In public life responsibility must be owned when it matters most, not just when it is most convenient. In the circumstances, the only honourable course is to step aside.”

No. 10 has insisted that Keir Starmer is not going to be making any public statements at the moment, explicitly ruling out a “lectern moment” exterior the black Downing Street door by which he can be anticipated to resign.

His major occasion for the day shall be a livid showdown at a gathering of the Parliamentary Labour Party this night, which may seal his destiny if it goes badly.

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