Labour has removed the whip from Matthew Doyle, Starmer’s former director of communications, who only recently became a peer

Matthew Doyle has apologised for his past association with a paedophile councillor Sean Morton

Lord Matthew Doyle is the latest in a string of high-profile resignations from the party

Labour has removed the whip from Matthew Doyle, Starmer’s former director of communications, who only recently became a peer

Keir Starmer nominated the ex-communication chief for peerage in December

Matthew Doyle told Starmer’s communications chief he supported Sean Morton prior to his conviction, but did not reveal he campaigned alongside him