Stonewall Challenges Tim Allan's Government Appointment as Charity Writes Open Letter to Keir Starmer

Stonewall challenges Tim Allan's government appointment as charity writes open letter to Keir Starmer

Stonewall warns Tim Allan’s appointment could give Sex Matters "disproportionate and undue influence" over government communications.

Starmer's new director of comms is swimming balls deep in controversy

Keir Starmer has appointed Tim Allan as Downing Street’s new director of communications. Allan is a former trustee of Sex Matters – an anti-trans group. Tim Allan, who used to be Tony Blair’s director of communications, left his position as a trustee of Sex Matters, an anti-trans activist group, to become Keir Starmer’s director of communications. pic.twitter.com/QYhnRiDIql — PoliticsJOE (@PoliticsJOE_UK) September 1, 2025 According to the Fina…

Starmer appoints former Sex Matters board member as communications director

Keir Starmer’s new executive director of communications has links to the ‘gender-critical’ group Sex Matters. The prime minister picked public relations guru Tim Allan for the role as part of a reshuffle of his Number 10 team earlier this week. A former special advisor to the Tony Blair government between 1992 and 1998, Allan founded the public relations business Portland in 2001, holding the title of managing director until 2019. However, it’s …