"I have decided to stand down to allow a new No. 10 team to be built, Tim Allan said in a short statement. Starmer has come under criticism for appointing Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States despite his known links to Epstein, a convicted late US sex offender. The prime minister said on Monday politics should be a force for good and emphasised the importance of moving forward after the resignations."
"We must prove that politics can be a force for good. I believe it can. I believe it is. We go forward from here. We go with confidence as we continue changing the country, Starmer told his Downing Street staff. Mandelson has been under investigation since his name appeared in files on the Epstein investigations released by the US Department of Justice."
Tim Allan has stood down as communications chief in Downing Street, resigning to allow a new No.10 team to be built. His resignation followed the departure of Keir Starmer's chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, a day earlier. The resignations come amid criticism over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States despite his links to Jeffrey Epstein. Mandelson has been under investigation after his name appeared in files from the US Department of Justice, was sacked by Starmer in September, and recently quit the Labour Party and the House of Lords. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is reviewing an exit payment made to Mandelson.
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