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UK PM Starmer tells staff politics should be force for good
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 9, 2026
1 min readLast updated: February 9, 2026
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UK PM Keir Starmer urges politics to be a force for good after key staff resignations, focusing on positive change and confidence.
UK PM Starmer tells staff politics should be force for good
Starmer's Call for Positive Political Change
LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told his staff on Monday that politics should be a force for good and emphasised the importance of moving forward, following the resignation of his chief of staff and director of communications.
Resignations and Their Impact
Starmer's top aide Morgan McSweeney quit on Sunday over his role in backing Peter Mandelson over his known links to Jeffrey Epstein. His director of communications Tim Allan resigned earlier on Monday to "allow a new No10 team to be built".
Starmer's Vision for the Future
"We must prove that politics can be a force for good. I believe it can. I believe it is. We go forward from here. We go with confidence as we continue changing the country," Starmer told Downing Street staff.
(Reporting by Sam Tabahriti; Writing by Catarina Demony; Editing by Sarah Young)
Key Takeaways
- •Keir Starmer calls for politics to be a force for good.
- •Resignation of chief of staff Morgan McSweeney.
- •Director of communications Tim Allan also resigns.
- •Starmer emphasizes moving forward with confidence.
- •Focus on positive political change in the UK.
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