Matthew Leo Doyle (born June 1975)[1] is a British political adviser and political aide who has served as Downing Street Director of Communications since July 2024.
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.jpg) Doyle in March 2009 | |||||||||||||||||
| Downing Street Director of Communications | |||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 5 July 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Nerissa Chesterfield | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Matthew Leo Doyle June 1975 (age 49) | ||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Labour | ||||||||||||||||
Early life
editMatthew Leo Doyle was born in June 1975.[1]
Career
editUnder Blair and Brown (1998–2012)
editDoyle was Head of Press and Broadcasting for the Labour Party between November 1998 and May 2005.[2] He was then special adviser to Work and Pensions Secretary, David Blunkett, from May to November 2005, before working as a special adviser to Prime Minister Tony Blair from November 2005 to June 2007.[2] He was the Downing Street Deputy Director of Communications under Blair.[3] He departed Downing Street after Tony Blair left office as Prime Minister, and went on to work as the Political Director of Blair's office from June 2007 to February 2012.[2]
Doyle also the TV Debates Media Director for Prime Minister Gordon Brown in the 2010 general election.[2]
After Blair (2012–2021)
editIn 2012, he established his own political consultancy, MLD Advisory Ltd.[2] He also spent two years as the Director of Communications for the International Rescue Committee under former Foreign Secretary David Miliband.[2][4]
Doyle led the press operation for Liz Kendall's campaign in the 2015 Labour leadership election.[5]
Under Starmer (2021–present)
editShortly after the Labour's defeat in the 2021 Hartlepool by-election,[6] Doyle was appointed the Labour Party Director of Communications on an interim basis under Leader Keir Starmer, with the role later becoming permanent.[7][8][9] After Labour's victory in the 2024 general election,[10] Doyle was appointed Downing Street Director of Communications.[11][12]
Personal life
editDoyle is Roman Catholic.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b "Matthew Leo DOYLE personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ a b c d e f "Experience | Matthew Doyle". Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ "Tony Blair's political director Matthew Doyle resigns to pursue other interests | PR Week". web.archive.org. 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ Rodgers, Sienna (2021-06-23). "Matthew Doyle appointed as interim director of communications". LabourList. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ Hayward, Freddie (2023-09-06). "Starmer's transition from soft-left to Labour right is complete". New Statesman. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ Steerpike (2021-06-25). "Labour director of communications: runners and riders". The Spectator. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ "Who's who in Prime Minister Keir Starmer's inner circle". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ "Sir Keir Starmer picks ex-Tony Blair aide as interim communications chief". BBC News. 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ "Keir Starmer's ruthless remaking of the Labour party". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ Walker, Peter; correspondent, Peter Walker Senior political (2024-05-24). "Meet the top teams: the key election advisers to Sunak and Starmer". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ "Who are the key people inside Labour's leadership team? | Labour | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ "Meet Downing Street's new comms team | PR Week". web.archive.org. 2024-07-09. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ "Faith at the heart of Keir Starmer's team". www.churchtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-19.