{"id":278418,"date":"2025-09-15T18:05:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T17:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/top-starmer-aide-resigns-after-sending-sexually-explicit-messages-about-diane-abbott\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T18:05:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T17:05:35","slug":"top-starmer-aide-resigns-after-sending-sexually-explicit-messages-about-diane-abbott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/top-starmer-aide-resigns-after-sending-sexually-explicit-messages-about-diane-abbott\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Starmer aide resigns after sending sexually explicit messages about Diane Abbott"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/e1XdO8yoq2U\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Top Starmer aide resigns after sending sexually explicit messages about Diane Abbott\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e1XdO8yoq2U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A top Downing Street aide has resigned after sending sexually explicit messages about independent MP Diane Abbott, Sky News understands.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Ovenden, who was the director of strategy at No 10, is understood to have left the role after a number of instant messages from 2017 became public.<\/p>\n<p>The messages, exchanged between Ovenden and a female colleague, contained the graphic retelling of a conversation he reportedly overheard about Abbott while at a party.<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #starmer #politics #uknews  <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nClick here to get the Electoral Dysfunction podcast for free: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/electoraldysfunction<br \/>\nPolitics at Sam and Anne\u2019s podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/politics-at-sam-and-annes<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews<br \/>\nFor more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB<br \/>\nTo enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A top Downing Street aide has resigned after sending sexually explicit messages about independent MP Diane Abbott, Sky News understands. 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