{"id":278454,"date":"2025-09-15T21:06:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/starmer-aide-resigns-over-leaked-messages-detailing-sexual-remarks-about-diane-abbott-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T21:06:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:06:10","slug":"starmer-aide-resigns-over-leaked-messages-detailing-sexual-remarks-about-diane-abbott-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/starmer-aide-resigns-over-leaked-messages-detailing-sexual-remarks-about-diane-abbott-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer aide resigns over leaked messages detailing sexual remarks about Diane Abbott | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/r-toIOy5kZg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Starmer aide resigns over leaked messages detailing sexual remarks about Diane Abbott | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r-toIOy5kZg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>One of Sir Keir Starmer\u2019s most senior advisers made sexually explicit and offensive remarks about veteran MP Diane Abbott, ITV News can reveal.<\/p>\n<p>Messages seen by ITV News show Paul Ovenden, who served as the Director of Strategy in Downing Street and was one of a handful of top aides in Number 10, admitting to discussing Ms Abbott in derogatory sexual terms with Labour colleagues in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>In light of the messages revealed by ITV News, Mr Ovenden has resigned from his role at Number 10.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ovenden, who earned between \u00a3115,000 and \u00a3120,000 a year, recalled having played a more explicit version of the game of \u2018snog, marry, avoid\u2019 with Labour Party colleagues the previous day, saying, \u201cI nearly wet myself from laughing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the exchange, which took place on the Labour Party\u2019s internal instant messaging system, Mr Ovenden recounted a conversation involving a sex toy and multiple sex acts directed at Ms Abbott, which he himself described as \u201coutrageous\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Sir Keir Starmer has admitted he would never have appointed Lord Peter Mandelson as Britain\u2019s ambassador to the United States had he known the full extent of his ties to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister dismissed Mandelson last week after emails surfaced revealing the peer\u2019s correspondence with Epstein, despite having publicly defended him at Prime Minister\u2019s Questions just a day earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to broadcasters, Stamer insisted Mandelson had gone through a \u201cproper due diligence process\u201d before being given the role. 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