Morgan McSweeney admits ‘serious error of judgment’ over Mandelson appointment

Morgan McSweeney, Starmer’s former chief of staff, has said that advising the prime minister, Keir Starmer, to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador was a 'serious error of judgment'. In an opening statement to the Commons foreign affairs committee, McSweeney said he recognised the harm done to Jeffrey Epstein's victims and apologised for 'any part this controversy has played in causing further hurt' UK politics live