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EPISODE · Feb 9, 2026 · 23 MIN

Starmer's top two aides quit

from The New Statesman Podcast, Subscriber Only Edition

Less than 24 hours after Starmer's chief of staff Morgan McSweeney resigned, Tim Allan, director of communications, has quit.   Is this a rutheless clearout by the PM, or signs of an entire system collapse?   Ailbhe Rea joins Anoosh Chakelian.

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Less than 24 hours after Starmer's chief of staff Morgan McSweeney resigned, Tim Allan, director of communications, has quit.   Is this a rutheless clearout by the PM, or signs of an entire system collapse?   Ailbhe Rea joins Anoosh Chakelian.

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