Labour Lords Suspension Drama: Campaigning for Child Images Is Apparently A Career Move
KEY POINTS
- •Matthew Doyle, Keir Starmer’s former communications chief, was suspended from the Labour whip over campaigning for Sean Morton.
- •Sean Morton, a former Labour councillor, admitted to indecent child image offences in 2017, prompting scrutiny.
- •Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper acknowledged process failures in Doyle’s appointment and confirmed an ongoing review.
In what can only be described as a political carnival, Keir Starmer’s ex-communications chief Matthew Doyle got suspended from the Labour whip after it turned out he campaigned for a friend named Sean Morton—who in 2017 admitted to indecent child image offences. Yvette Cooper, currently the Foreign Secretary (trying to juggle scandal like hot potatoes), admitted ‘significant process failures’ in Doyle’s appointment and hinted at a mysterious ongoing review. Meanwhile, Palestine Action got banned after hurting Israel’s biggest weapons maker Elbit Systems’ profits by millions, a ban pioneered as a property damage reaction, not violence, taking cues from historic anti-war protests. A messy political stew garnished with legal admissions and multi-billion pound contract drama.
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Nothing screams 'high standards in public life' like suspending a bloke for backing a convicted child indecency offender in the Lords. Best governance we've ever seen, folks.
If campaign tactics included prayer, dodging responsibility, and napping, the Labour party would be world champions.
Bet the ban on Palestine Action hurt Elbit Systems’ profits more than this friendship ever hurt Labour’s reputation.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 2/15/2026 | Author: Yohannes Lowe
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