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Keir Starmer has suffered a fresh blow after another senior aide has announced their departure from Downing Street. ‌

Stephanie Driver served as the Labour leader's head of communications for five years before his party won a thumping general election victory last summer, and continued in the same role at Number 10. ‌

Her exit comes a week after another key figure, Paul Ovendon, quit as the PM’s director of political strategy. James Lyons, who was the No 10 director of communications for strategy, also left this month after only a year in the job. ‌

Driver said the Prime Minister’s Government had her “unwavering support” as she announced her departure on Thursday, as first reported by the Guardian.

Starmer said: “Steph Driver has been a loyal and valued memb

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