Morgan McSweeney resigns as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff

February 8, 2026

Longtime aide departs after seemingly botched No 10 effort to shore up PM’s position against supposed plotters

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Morgan McSweeney, Keir Starmer’s chief of staff and longtime aide, has resigned after a bitter row about supposed plots to bring down the PM.

McSweeney masterminded Starmer’s path to Downing Street less than five years after Jeremy Corbyn’s devastating defeat in the 2019 election.

Source: www.theguardian.com

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