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PM's chief of staff quits amid scandal

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February 09, 2026

Morgan McSweeney yesterday resigned as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff after coming under fire in the Peter Mandelson scandal.

PM's chief of staff quits amid 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.

The loss of his longtime adviser will come as a blow to Sir Keir, whose own political future has been thrown into jeopardy amid questions of his judgment in picking Lord Mandelson as his top diplomat in Washington.

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