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Mandelson row claims job of PM's closest aide

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February 09, 2026

MORGAN McSweeney has resigned as Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff after coming under fire in the Lord (Peter) Mandelson scandal.

The Prime Minister's right-hand man had faced intensifying calls from within the Labour Party to go after being blamed by many for pushing the appointment of his ally Lord Mandelson as ambassador to the US, despite knowing that his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein continued after the financier's conviction for child sex offences.

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