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Anas Sarwar

Anas Sarwar

Leader of Scottish Labour Party

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Starmer government unravels over Mandelson-Epstein appointment

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Most senior Labour figure to call for Starmer's resignation

Morgan McSweeney, who engineered Labour's 2024 landslide, resigned on February 8, 2026, taking responsibility for advising Starmer to appoint Peter Mandelson as Washington ambassador despite ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Communications Director Tim Allan quit the next dayβ€”the fourth comms chief to leave Starmer's administration in 18 months.

Updated May 27