Starmer’s ex-chief of staff McSweeney admits he made a ‘serious error of judgement’ over Mandelson

NewsUKUK PoliticsStarmer escapes sleaze inquiry after ex-top aide takes blame for Mandelson vetting scandalStarmer is facing a MPs to vote on launching 'sleaze' inquiry over failed vetting row David Maddox Political editor & Kate DevlinTuesday 28 April 2026 18:33 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966501","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/morgan-mcsweeney-mandelson-starmer-trump-b2966501.html","title":"Starmer in the clear after former aide takes blame for Mandelson vetting scandal"}}Keir Starmer survives another…

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