Starmer's ex-chief of staff says sorry over Mandelson appointment as UK leader faces more pressure
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This is a screen grab of former former No10 chief of staff Morgan McSweeney appearing before the Foreign Affairs Committee about Lord Peter Mandelson's vetting process at the Houses of Parliament, in London, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA via AP)This is a screen grab of former former No10 chief of staff Morgan McSweeney appearing before the Foreign Affairs Committee about Lord Peter Mandelson's vetting process at the Houses of Parliament in London, Tuesday April 28, 2026. (House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA via AP)Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech in north-west England, Britain, Monday, April 27, 2026. (Temilade Adelaja/Pool Photo via AP)
This is a screen grab of former former No10 chief of staff Morgan McSweeney appearing before the Foreign Affairs Committee about Lord Peter Mandelson's vetting process at the Houses of Parliament, in London, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA via AP)
