Keir Starmer is desperate for a ‘strong start’ to 2026, according to secret memo snapped outside No10

SIR Keir Starmer is desperate for a “strong start in January” – according to a secret Downing Street memo. The PM’s communications chief Tim Allan was photographed going into No10 with a “comprehensive” media plan for the first week back after Christmas. Individual announcements are too blurry to see but the document is titled “strong start in January” following a 2025 that saw his poll ratings languish. Mr Allan is himself at the centre of a controversy after slashing Downing Street access for political journalists. The former New Labour spin doctor is almost halving the number of Westminster Lobby briefings…