UK premier's director of communications resigns day after chief of staff quits

"I have decided to stand down to allow a new No 10 team to be built," Allan said in a statement, according to the BBC report.

He added: "I wish the PM (Starmer) and his team every success."

Allan's resignation came just a day after Morgan McSweeney resigned as chief of staff to Starmer amid fallout over the Peter Mandelson scandal linked to new Epstein revelations.​​​​​​​

McSweeney admitted on Sunday that the decision to appoint Mandelson as the UK ambassador to the US last year "was wrong."

Last week, Starmer said he was "sorry" for believing Mandelson's "lies" and appointing him as ambassador to the US, as pressure continued to mount on him after he admitted to knowing about Mandelson's ties with late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Mandelson was sacked in September, but new Epstein files suggested he shared confidential information with Epstein when he was a business secretary in 2009.​​​​​​​

Mandelson also stepped down from the House of Lords and the Labour Party.