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Labour's McSweeney Under Fire Amid Mandelson Controversy

2/2/2026

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Morgan McSweeney faces scrutiny after Peter Mandelson resigned from Labour Party.
Sources say McSweeney could be a sacrificial lamb to shield Prime Minister Keir Starmer after poor results in May.
Labour risks losing council seats to Reform UK and the Greens.
Starmer says Mandelson should not remain in Parliament but lacks authority to remove peerage.
The Prime Minister has also requested a review of Mandelson's past connections with Jeffrey Epstein.

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Morgan McSweeney faces scrutiny after Peter Mandelson resigned from Labour Party.
Sources say McSweeney could be a sacrificial lamb to shield Prime Minister Keir Starmer after poor results in May.
Labour risks losing council seats to Reform UK and the Greens.
Starmer says Mandelson should not remain in Parliament but lacks authority to remove peerage.
The Prime Minister has also requested a review of Mandelson's past connections with Jeffrey Epstein.