{"id":317026,"date":"2026-02-11T15:01:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T15:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/keir-starmer-defends-decision-to-nominate-aide-linked-to-sex-offender-for-peerage\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T15:01:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T15:01:30","slug":"keir-starmer-defends-decision-to-nominate-aide-linked-to-sex-offender-for-peerage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/keir-starmer-defends-decision-to-nominate-aide-linked-to-sex-offender-for-peerage\/","title":{"rendered":"Keir Starmer defends decision to nominate aide linked to sex offender for peerage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/S0cVZ78qY6k\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Keir Starmer defends decision to nominate aide linked to sex offender for peerage\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S0cVZ78qY6k\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Keir Starmer was forced to defend his decision to nominate his former communications chief Matthew Doyle for a peerage.<br \/>\nSubscribe to Guardian News on YouTube \u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>He said during prime minister&#8217;s questions that Doyle had not given &#8216;a full account of his actions&#8217; after it emerged the former Downing Street director of communications had campaigned for a friend charged with possessing indecent images of children<\/p>\n<p>UK politics live \u2013 latest updates \u25ba https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/live\/2026\/feb\/11\/pmqs-keir-starmer-kemi-badenoch-labour-matthew-doyle-peter-mandelson-latest-news-updates<\/p>\n<p>The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. 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