Morgan McSweeney has resigned as Keir Starmer's Chief of Staff

The Claire Byrne Show · Feb 9, 2026 · 12m

Irish man Morgan McSweeney has resigned as Keir Starmer's chief of staff. He took responsibility for advising the Prime Minister to name Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US despite his known links to Jeffrey Epstein. To discuss further with Claire was Lucy Fisher, White Hall Editor at the Financial Times and Stephen Pound, Former Labour MP.