"BBC Sir Keir Starmer's director of communications, Tim Allan, has resigned the day after the prime minister lost his chief of staff Morgan McSweeney. Allan is the fourth communications chief to leave Downing Street in less than a year, and served in the post for five months. In a statement, he said: "I have decided to stand down to allow a new No 10 team to be built. I wish the PM and his team every success.""
"The prime minister has been weakened after revelations about his former ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson's links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein."
Tim Allan, the prime minister's director of communications, resigned the day after chief of staff Morgan McSweeney left. Allan served five months and became the fourth communications chief to depart Downing Street in less than a year. He said he stood down to allow a new No 10 team to be built and wished the prime minister and his team every success. The prime minister's position was weakened by revelations about former ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson's links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Further details are expected as the situation develops and updates are published.
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