Morgan McSweeney, Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff, to be questioned by MPs
Exclusive: McSweeney summoned by foreign affairs select committee in rare step, as Mandelson vetting row continues
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/apr/22/keir-starmer-kemi-badenoch-pmqs-olly-robbins-peter-mandelson-uk-politics-latest-news-updates">UK politics live – latest updates
Morgan McSweeney, the prime minister’s former chief of staff, has been summoned before the foreign affairs select committee as the Peter Mandelson vetting row continued to undermine Keir Starmer’s premiership.
As MPs attempt to unravel the facts, McSweeney is to appear next Tuesday to respond to allegations that Downing Street put huge pressure on the civil service to approve his appointment as the UK’s ambassador to Washington.
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