PM admits No 10 asked about job for aide Matthew Doyle

The former Downing Street communications chief, appointed as a Labour peer after leaving the government in March 2025, was suspended from the Labour parliamentary party in February due to his connections with a convicted sex offender, sparking a fresh political scandal and raising concerns about vetting standards within the party.

The ex-communications chief was made a Labour peer after leaving Downing Street in March 2025, but was suspended from the parliamentary party this February over links with a convicted sex offender.