No 10 ‘did not know’ of aide’s links to paedophile when he was given peerage
Downing Street not aware of Matthew Doyle’s support for Sean Morton when peerage was granted, minister saysUK politics live – latest updatesDowning Street was not aware that Keir Starmer’s longstanding communications chief had campaigned for a paedophile when his peerage was announced, a...
<p>Downing Street not aware of Matthew Doyle’s support for Sean Morton when peerage was granted, minister says</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/feb/11/pmqs-keir-starmer-kemi-badenoch-labour-matthew-doyle-peter-mandelson-latest-news-updates">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Downing Street was not aware that Keir Starmer’s longstanding communications chief had <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/10/former-senior-aide-to-starmer-loses-whip-over-friendship-with-sex-offender">campaigned for a paedophile</a> when his peerage was announced, a minister has said.</p><p>Matthew Doyle, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/mar/28/keir-starmer-communications-chief-matthew-doyle-quit">who stepped down</a> as the No 10 head of communications last March, was suspended on Monday from the Labour whip in his new role in the Lords after it emerged that he had campaigned on behalf of a friend who had been charged with possessing indecent images of children.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/11/downing-street-unaware-aide-matthew-doyle-links-to-paedophile-when-given-peerage">Continue reading...</a>
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