‘The only honourable course’: Morgan McSweeney’s resignation statement in full
Keir Starmer’s chief of staff leaves job over role in Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassadorMorgan McSweeney: brains behind Labour’s comeback undone by poor judgmentUK politics live – latest updatesMorgan McSweeney has quit as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff amid anger over his role...
<p>Keir Starmer’s chief of staff leaves job over role in Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/08/morgan-mcsweeney-brains-behind-labours-comeback-profile">Morgan McSweeney: brains behind Labour’s comeback undone by poor judgment</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/feb/08/peter-mandelson-payoff-keir-starmer-jeffrey-epstein-ambassadoruk-politics-live-news-updates">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Morgan McSweeney has <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/08/morgan-mcsweeney-resigns-as-keir-starmer-chief-of-staff">quit as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff</a> amid anger over his role in the appointment of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/08/peter-mandelson-should-hand-back-us-ambassador-payout-says-cabinet-minister">Peter Mandelson as US ambassador</a>.</p><p>Here is his resignation statement in full:</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/08/morgan-mcsweeney-resignation-speech">Continue reading...</a>
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