Morgan McSweeney has resigned as Sir Keir Starmer’s Downing Street chief of staff over his role in the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador.
Mr McSweeney pushed for Lord Mandelson to be appointed as the ambassador to the US and his position became increasingly untenable as pressure on Sir Keir mounted over the scandal, which followed the release of emails underlining the extent of Lord Mandelson’s links with the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
