The UK Prime Minister’s leadership suffered another blow today as his director of communications quit.

Sir Keir Starmer is already fighting for his position amid calls to resign due to the growing furore over Peter Mandelson.

Director of Communications Tim Allan quit today, saying: “I have decided to stand down to allow a new No10 team to be built. I wish the PM and his team every success.”

He is Keir Starmer’s third director of comms and was only appointed a few months ago.

Mr Allan was appointed Downing Street’s executive director of communications at the start of September under Sir Keir’s attempted “reset” at No 10.

Kemi Badenoch told LBC this morning: “Tim Allen only came in in September. He was in the job three months and he’s already leaving. That does not give you any confidence that Number 10 is being well run.

“The Prime Minister is in office, not in power. If he can’t do the job, then he should step aside and let someone else do it.”

She added that it is only a matter of time before Keir Starmer is no longer prime minister.

“I have said it’s a matter of when, not if,” she said.

“When, I don’t know. That is up to Labour MPs. I made an offer to them last week. If they want to hold a confidence vote, they should come to my whip’s office.

“I’m the only person who can trigger that as Leader of the Opposition. But the big issue is that the country is not being governed. I’m worried about people like the ones I’ve been talking to you this morning here in this pub.

“They need help. The economy is going backwards, unemployment is increasing. The government is not focused on their issues, only on their internal psychodrama.”