Keir Starmer’s chief of staff resigns after recommending Epstein-connected ambassador

Morgan McSweeney resigned Sunday arsenic British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s main of staff, stepping down amid mounting disapproval implicit his relation successful advising the assignment of Peter Mandelson arsenic the United Kingdom’s ambassador to the United States.

In a resignation connection obtained by The Guardian, McSweeney said the determination to name Mandelson was "wrong" and accepted afloat work for recommending it, calling his departure the "only honourable course" nether the circumstances.

"He [Mandelson] has damaged our party, our state and spot successful authorities itself," the erstwhile main of unit wrote, noting the determination to resign wasn’t easy.

McSweeney said the contention had damaged nationalist spot and called for a cardinal overhaul of the government’s vetting and due-diligence process, portion pledging his continued enactment for Starmer and the Labour government’s agenda.

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Downing Street Chief of Staff Morgan McSweeney arrives for the yearly Lord Mayor’s Banquet astatine Guildhall successful London, connected Dec. 1, 2025. (Chris J. Ratcliffe/Reuters)

Emails and documents made nationalist by the Justice Department successful January amusement Mandelson maintained interaction with Jeffrey Epstein aft his 2008 condemnation connected 2 felony counts of soliciting prostitution, 1 of which progressive a minor.

The Associated Press reported that recently surfaced documents bespeak Mandelson whitethorn person passed on delicate authorities accusation to Epstein successful the play pursuing the 2008 planetary fiscal crisis.

The outlet besides cited documents and fiscal records indicating Epstein transferred a full of $75,000 successful 2003 and 2004 to accounts connected to Mandelson oregon his husband, Reinaldo Avila da Silva.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, talks with Britain’s ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson during a invited reception astatine the ambassador’s residence successful Washington, connected Feb. 26, 2025. (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP)

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Foreign Office curate Stephen Doughty told the House of Commons connected Sept. 11 that Starmer asked him to retreat Mandelson arsenic the UK’s ambassador to the United States aft emails showed Mandelson’s narration with Epstein was "materially different" from what was known astatine the clip of his appointment.

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"In particular, Lord Mandelson’s proposition that Jeffrey Epstein’s archetypal condemnation was wrongful and should beryllium challenged is caller information," Doughty said. "In the airy of that and mindful, arsenic we each are, of the victims of Epstein’s appalling crimes, Lord Mandelson has been withdrawn arsenic ambassador with contiguous effect."

Mandelson resigned from the Labour Party connected Feb. 1.