US EditionKeir Starmer's director of communications quits, day after chief of staff steps down
Tim Allan resigned as communications director a day after Chief of Staff Morgan McSweeney quit over the fallout from Lord Mandelson's controversial US ambassador appointment.
- On Monday, February 9, 2026, Tim Allan resigned as Downing Street communications chief, saying he stepped down to allow a new No 10 team to be built and wished the Prime Minister every success.
- Morgan McSweeney resigned yesterday after advising the Prime Minister to appoint Lord Peter Mandelson, whose links to Jeffrey Epstein have intensified scrutiny.
- Released documents showed Lord Peter Mandelson leaked information to a friend and remained in contact after Epstein's conviction, prompting calls for a vetting overhaul, officials have been ordered to review procedures as a priority.
- The departures have left the prime minister dangerously exposed as Tory leader Kemi Badenoch accused `Keir Starmer knew, he knew...` about Lord Mandelson’s links to Epstein.
- The Prime Minister is expected to address the Parliamentary Labour Party and the women’s PLP after Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday amid tens of thousands of emails and messages from the Epstein files due to be released.
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Epstein cloud over Britain: Starmer government on the rocks; King Charles ‘to support the police’
by WorldTribune Staff, February 9, 2026 Real World News The Epstein Files have knocked out two top officials in British Prime Minister Keri Starmer’s administration, who resigned within hours of each other. Bettors and political analysts are reportedly calculating the odds of Starmer surviving the scandal. Tim Allan, Starmer’s recently appointed communications director, resigned on […]
UK PM Starmer under pressure after Communications Chief Tim Allan resigns
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under mounting pressure after his communications chief Tim Allan resigned, a day after Chief of Staff Morgan McSweeney stepped down over the controversial appointment of Peter Mandelson as US envoy.
In the context of the scandal involving the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff, Tim Allan, has resigned today, along with his communications director.
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