British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff resigned Sunday over the furor surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson as the U.K. ambassador to the U.S. despite his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Morgan McSweeney said he took responsibility for advising Starmer to appoint Mandelson, 72, to Britain’s most important diplomatic post in 2024.
“The decision to appoint Peter Mandelson was wrong. He has damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself,” McSweeney said in a statement. “When asked, I advised the Prime Minister to make that appointment and I take full responsibility for that advice.”
Morgan McSweeney’s wife, Imogen Walker, was elected in Hamilton and Clyde Valley.
She received £10k from Labour Together + £15k from Gary Lubner.
Along with Gregor Poynton in Livingston, she was one of two friends of Epstein-associate Peter Mandelson promoted last month. pic.twitter.com/u6ky0YFVoc
— Jody McIntyre (@jodymcintyre_) October 2, 2025