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Morgan McSweeney's exit shows No 10 in full-blown survival mode

In the end, the PM had little option.
From Svengali to sacked: Who is Morgan McSweeney, the prime minister's departed chief of staff?

For those wishing to understand the Starmer project, it is hard to overstate how crucial a role Morgan McSweeney played.
Starmer's top aide Morgan McSweeney resigns

Morgan McSweeney has resigned as Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff amid the fall-out from the Peter Mandelson scandal.
Lonely Starmer looks like he doesn't know his own mind

Morgan McSweeney was blamed by many Labour MPs for the disastrous decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador.
'Shocked, sad, angry, betrayed, let down': Gordon Brown on former ally Peter Mandelson

Peter Mandelson committed a "betrayal of his country" by allegedly leaking government secrets to Jeffrey Epstein and putting Britain "at risk", former prime minister Gordon Brown has said.

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