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Morgan McSweeney resigns as UK PM’s chief of staff following Mandelson scandal | BBC News

2026-02-08 News & Politics
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Morgan McSweeney has quit as the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff. In a statement, he took "full responsibility" for advising the PM to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador last year, a decision he called "wrong”. "Our party and I owe him a debt of gratitude, and I thank him for his service,” Starmer said. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #UKNews #BBCNews

Top Comments (10)

@ikechukwuokafor4092 2026-02-08

Kier starmer giving someone his full confidence is really a kiss of death.😂😂😂😂

359 30 replies
@BarrettSedgwick 2026-02-08

His foul behaviour goes way deeper than just the Mandelson case.

231 26 replies
@al28854 2026-02-08

at least this channel has the comment section opened, unlike sky news

216 31 replies
@ByronHawk 2026-02-08

The wheels are falling off this Government in real-time!

196 23 replies
@Redforever369 2026-02-08

He was an adviser. The decider needs to go.

86 8 replies
@kelvinlewis4065 2026-02-08

Who can we sack ?...Erm ..?,,him..!!........ Blame him !!..It was,nt me ..It was his fault ....

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@niceguy6969 2026-02-08

Sounds like Starmer found himself a scapegoat, someone to take the blame. Nobody knows who the PM's chief of staff is or cares.

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@settings2120 2026-02-08

This is beyond embarrassing, how is this being allowed to continue?

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@juliangilbert5465 2026-02-08

The vetting system needs overhauling? Just sack all the vetters, go down to a local pub and ask the first member of the public you meet. Anyone would have said Mandelson was not suitable.

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@Eagel999 2026-02-08

It was not a calculated risk to appoint a friend of a criminal who abused underage girls. IT IS PURE EVIL AND IT IS CATCHING UP WITH THE PM.

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