"In standing down, McSweeney admitted the decision to advise sending Mandelson to the US despite his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was wrong. I advised the prime minister to make that appointment and I take full responsibility for that advice, he said, after a Sunday phone call with Starmer. Starmer fights to regain control over party after McSweeney exit is how the Guardian framed Starmer's predicament."
"Senior Labour sources said McSweeney's departure left the prime minister dangerously exposed as he headed towards a series of policy and electoral challenges including the Gorton and Denton byelection. The Telegraph splashed on Starmer plays his last card as McSweeney leaves No10. Its report said the departure of Starmer's chief of staff will not be enough to save the prime minister's premiership."
"Morgan has taken responsibility for the advice. But there were plenty of others pushing for it, an unnamed Labour source said. So how long can Starmer cling on? the Mail asked. Brian Leishman, the Labour MP for Alloa and Grangemouth, said there must be a change in political direction and that comes from the very top, and the paper said rivals including Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting were jockeying for position in a potential leadership contest."
Morgan McSweeney resigned as chief of staff after admitting the advice to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington was wrong because of Mandelson's links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. McSweeney said he advised the prime minister and took full responsibility following a phone call with Keir Starmer. The departure left the prime minister politically exposed amid looming policy and electoral challenges including Gorton and Denton byelections. Newspapers questioned Starmer's leadership and suggested rivals were positioning for a contest. Deputies Vidhya Alakeson and Jill Cuthbertson were named acting chiefs of staff. Calls for a change in political direction intensified.
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