"Not another one. On Sunday it was Morgan McSweeney, Keir Starmer's chief of staff, who took one for the team by resigning over the Peter Mandelson appointment. On Monday, No 10's head of communications, Tim Allan, did likewise without offering much by way of an explanation. Presumably it was a last stand to defend the boss against the circling wagons. We need a futile gesture, chaps. No matter that most normal people won't have heard of either of them."
"Just let the civil servants get on with it. Belgium went 652 days without a government in between December 2018 and October 2020 and no one seemed to notice the difference. You can't also help feeling that the Mandelson scandal is playing havoc with the minds of the entire political class as its members pretend to be concerned about the women and girls who were Jeffrey Epstein's real victims while scrabbling around for their own advantage."
Two senior Downing Street aides resigned in reaction to the Peter Mandelson appointment: Morgan McSweeney and Tim Allan left over the controversy. Their departures amplified internal pressure on Keir Starmer and fuelled speculation about leadership stability. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar publicly called for Starmer to stand down, arguing that a change would improve Labour's chances in the May elections. A Starmer spokesperson said he intends to remain and lead, but the response failed to reassure critics. Observers compared prolonged government absence in Belgium to suggest civil servants could manage day-to-day affairs. The scandal prompted accusations of political self-interest masked as concern for victims.
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