6 d. ago Labour's digital ID will be 'the bedrock of our society', says one of Keir Starmer's top aides

Labour 's new digital ID will form 'the bedrock of the modern state', one of the PM's top aides said today as a petition against the policy passed 1.4 million signatures.

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8 d. ago Blow for Keir Starmer as another trusted senior aide quits Downing Street

Stephanie Driver, who was head of Starmer's communications team, has announced her exit on the eve of the UK Labour conference in Liverpool.

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8 d. ago Keir Starmer could face sleaze probe into claims he broke Commons rules over his relationship with top aide

Keir Starmer was last night facing the threat of a sleaze inquiry into claims he broke Commons rules over his relationship with Morgan McSweeney.

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8 d. ago Keir Starmer's top aide WAS told by electoral watchdog that donations had to be declared... But he kept gifts totalling £739,000 secret

Records show Morgan McSweeney was told explicitly in November 2017 that donations to his Labour Together think-tank were covered by electoral law and had to be declared.

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9 d. ago Tories call for probe into Keir Starmer’s top aide over undeclared donations

Conservatives urge Electoral Commission to investigate Morgan McSweeney’s failure to declare donations to think-tank

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9 d. ago Keir Starmer's top aide in hot water over £740k sneak donations, legal advice leak reveals

A senior Labour legal adviser told Keir Starmer's chief of staff to describe £740,000 in hidden donations as an "admin error", leaked emails have revealed

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1 week ago Keir Starmer is accused of breaking rules over his relationship with controversial top aide Morgan McSweeney

The Tories said the PM may have broken the MPs' code of conduct by failing to declare past support from the Labour Together think-tank, previously run by his chief of staff (pictured with Sir Keir).

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1 week ago Call for police probe into claim PM's top aide Morgan McSweeney hid £700,000 of donations to boost Keir Starmer's political career

The Tories say they have obtained private legal advice to Morgan McSweeney (pictured), which points to a deliberate attempt to mislead the Electoral Commission.

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2 w. ago The resignation of Keir Starmer's aide proves what ministers have told me all week: Downing Street is falling apart, says DAN HODGES

Paul Ovenden wasn't well known outside Westminster. But his resignation underlines what ministers have been saying all week: Downing Street is falling apart.

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2 w. ago Senior Keir Starmer aide resigns over 'explicit messages about Diane Abbott'

The remarks were reportedly made about veteran Labour MP Diane Abbott.

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer's senior aide resigns over 'sexually explicit messages about Diane Abbott'

The aide is understood to have resigned after retelling a story he had overheard involving the veteran 71-year-old MP - This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated as the story develops

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer's senior aide resigns over 'explicit messages about Diane Abbott'

Keir Starmer's director of strategy has resigned from Downing Street after messages were leaked in which he allegedly made lurid and explicitly sexual comments about MP Diane Abbott

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2 w. ago DAN HODGES: The choice is clear. The Prime Minister has to sack McSweeney or go himself

On Tuesday, the Foreign Office became aware of the memo, and passed a copy on to Keir Starmer 's advisers, including his most senior aide Morgan McSweeney.

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