Morgan McSweeney: Who Is Sir Keir Starmer's Ex-Chief of Staff?

UK PM Keir Starmer’s top aide Morgan McSweeney quits over Mandelson-Epstein scandal

The departure of McSweeney, 48, a political strategist who was instrumental in Starmer's rise to power, is yet another blow to the government, less than two years after the Labour Party won one of the largest parliamentary majorities in modern British history.

UK PM's Chief Of Staff Resigns Over Epstein Fallout

Embattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff resigned on Sunday over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington despite links to US convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

U.K.'s prime minister's top aide resigns over Peter Mandelson's appointment to ambassador to U.S. despite Epstein ties

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, said he took responsibility for advising Starmer to appoint Peter Mandelson.

Morgan McSweeney: Who is Sir Keir Starmer's ex-chief of staff?

McSweeney, long considered instrumental to the rise of the PM, derived his power and influence from his track record as a political strategist.

UK PM’s chief of staff resigns over Peter Mandelson scandal

The decision to appoint Peter Mandelson was wrong, McSweeney said in a statement cited by the Sky News television channel

Starmer’s Chief of Staff Resigns, Citing Role in Mandelson Appointment

The chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, was caught up in the scandal engulfing Britain’s former ambassador to the United States and his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.