British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer departs 10 Downing Street for the House of Commons to attend the Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) in London, United Kingdom on December 17, 2025.

Keir Starmer’s former adviser has laid into the government for getting distracted over trivial issues when it should be focusing on changing the country.

Paul Ovenden served as No.10′s director of strategy from July 2024 until he resigned in September.

He quit after it was revealed that he sent sexually explicit messages about Diane Abbott when he was a junior Labour press officer in 2017.

But almost four months later, Ovenden has returned to the scene to hit out at the government – particularly over its focus on Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s case.

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