
Morgan McSweeney: Starmer’s ‘human shield’ plays the Mandelson blame game
From The Daily T
Published 4/28/2026

From The Daily T
Published 4/28/2026
Morgan McSweeney has admitted he was worried that Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US “would go wrong” and regretted recommending him – but said the final decision lay with the Prime Minister.Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff, who was sacked over his handling of the saga,…