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McSweeney denies bullying civil servants into appointing Mandelson
UK NewsPolitics•April 24, 2026 at 12:16 PMNational

McSweeney denies bullying civil servants into appointing Mandelson

By Alexandra Topping Political correspondent•The Guardian - UK News

Starmer’s former chief of staff says he does not recognise media’s portrayal of him before evidence hearing with MPsUK politics live – latest updatesMorgan McSweeney has denied claims he bullied civil servants into appointing Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to the US, before an evidence hearing with MPs next week.Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff resigned in February over his role in the hiring of Mandelson, but the move failed to end the crisis over the peer’s appointment. On Thursday, McSweeney told a security forum in Kyiv that he did not recognise his “character” as it was portrayed in the media. Continue reading...

Starmer’s former chief of staff says he does not recognise media’s portrayal of him before evidence hearing with MPs

Morgan McSweeney has denied claims he bullied civil servants into appointing Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to the US, before an evidence hearing with MPs next week.

Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff resigned in February over his role in the hiring of Mandelson, but the move failed to end the crisis over the peer’s appointment. On Thursday, McSweeney told a security forum in Kyiv that he did not recognise his “character” as it was portrayed in the media.

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