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Tim Allan
Downing Street Director of Communications
In office
3 September 2025 – 9 February 2026
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded bySteph Driver
Advisor to Tony Blair
In office
1992 to 1998
Personal details
BornTimothy Neil Allan
PartyLabour
Alma materPembroke College, Cambridge
INSEAD
OccupationPublic relations consultant

Timothy Neil Allan is a British public relations consultant. He was an advisor to Tony Blair from 1992 to 1998, and the Downing Street Director of Communications to Keir Starmer from 2025 to 2026.[1] He founded and managed Portland Communications, which he grew to be one of the United Kingdom's leading public affairs consultancies.[2][3] He served as the chair of the Young Foundation think tank between 2012 and 2016 and was a trustee of the transphobic organisation Sex Matters from 2024 to 2025.

Education

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Allan was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford, Godalming College, and Pembroke College, Cambridge.[4] He completed an MBA at INSEAD in 2000.[5]

Career

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Allan started his political career in 1992 as a researcher for Tony Blair, who was Shadow Home Secretary. When Blair was elected as Leader of the Opposition in 1994, Allan became his deputy press secretary. Following the 1997 general election, he became Deputy Director of Communications at 10 Downing Street, reporting to Alastair Campbell.[2]

Between 1998 and 2001, he was director of corporate communications at BSkyB.[6]

In 2001 Allan founded public relations consultancy Portland Communications, which was launched as the result of a contract with Allan's boss, BSkyB chief executive Tony Ball.[6] In January 2012, MP Tom Watson discovered that Portland Communications had tried to remove references to a client's brand of lager, Stella Artois, from the wife-beater disambiguation page in Wikipedia.[7][8] The beer had become known in the UK as "wife-beater", in part because of its high alcohol content, and perceived connection with binge drinking and aggression.[7][9][10] In April 2012, Allan sold a majority stake in Portland to media marketing company Omnicom for an estimated £20 million.[6][3]

Allan served as chair of the Young Foundation between 2012 and 2016.[11][12]

He served as board member of the anti-transgender advocacy organisation Sex Matters from September 2024 up until his appointment as Downing Street Director of Communications in September 2025.[13][14] He resigned as Director of Communications on 9 February 2026, following the resignation of Chief of Staff Morgan McSweeney amid internal party pressures stemming from his involvement in recommending the appointment of Peter Mandelson as British ambassador to the United States. Mandelson was dismissed from the post in September 2025 following the release of documents revealing the extent of his ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.[15]

References

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  1. ^ Allan, Tim (3 October 2010). "An open letter to Ed Miliband: 'If you bury the lessons of New Labour you will bury the party'". The Observer. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b Singleton, David (13 May 2009). "Profile: Tim Allan, MD, Portland". PRWeek. Archived from the original on 26 May 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Omnicom Acquires Majority Stake In UK Firm Portland". PRovoke Media (Press release). 11 April 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Allan, Timothy Neil, Executive Director of Communications, 10 Downing Street, since 2025." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 1 Dec. 2014
  5. ^ "Tim Allan's career has spanned politics, business and philanthropy". Tim Allan Office. Archived from the original on 11 April 2022.[self-published source]
  6. ^ a b c Sweney, Mark (12 April 2012). "Tim Allan to sell majority stake in Portland to Omnicom in £20m deal". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  7. ^ a b Wright, Oliver (4 January 2012). "Lobbying company tried to wipe out 'wife beater' beer references". The Independent. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  8. ^ Watson, Tom (2 January 2012). "The lobbyists, the Russians, Google and "wife beater"". tom.watson.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012.
  9. ^ Mira, Katya (18 November 2007). "Pubs ban Stella Artois". The Argus. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  10. ^ Savage, Michael (16 January 2026). "Prominent PR firm accused of commissioning favourable changes to Wikipedia pages". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  11. ^ Barber, Lynsey (15 October 2012). "Portland MD Tim Allan to chair The Young Foundation". PRWeek. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  12. ^ "The Young Foundation: Report and Financial Statements". Charity Commission for England and Wales. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  13. ^ Mason, Rowena (3 September 2025). "'A class act': Tim Allan, the former Blair 'smoother' recalled to Downing Street". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  14. ^ "Sex Matters appoints new trustees". Sex Matters. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  15. ^ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/02/09/politics-latest-news-keir-starmer-mcsweeney-resign-labour/#1770635084680
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