Tim Allan

Former Downing Street Director of Communications

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Born: March 1970

Education: Pembroke College, Royal Grammar School, Guildford

Previous offices: Downing Street Director of Communications

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

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Starmer government unravels over Mandelson-Epstein appointment

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As of May 2026: Resigned February 9, 2026

Morgan McSweeney, who engineered Labour's 2024 landslide, resigned on February 8, 2026, taking responsibility for advising Starmer to appoint Peter Mandelson as Washington ambassador despite ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Communications Director Tim Allan quit the next day—the fourth comms chief to leave Starmer's administration in 18 months.

Updated May 27