British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeney has quit, he said in a statement on Sunday, as pressure intensifies on Starmer over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States.
Starmer is facing what is widely seen as the gravest crisis of his 18 months in power over his decision to send Mandelson to Washington in 2024, after files revealed the extent of Mandelson’s relationship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The departure of…
Starmer’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeney quits over Mandelson-Epstein fallout
