Keir Starmer defends decision to nominate aide linked to sex offender for peerage

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Keir Starmer defends decision to nominate aide linked to sex offender for peerage

Keir Starmer was forced to defend his decision to nominate his former communications chief Matthew Doyle for a peerage.
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He said during prime minister’s questions that Doyle had not given ‘a full account of his actions’ after it emerged the former Downing Street director of communications had campaigned for a friend charged with possessing indecent images of children

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Date: February 11, 2026