Morgan McSweeney, Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff, to be questioned by MPs

Morgan McSweeney, Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff, is set to be questioned by the foreign affairs select committee over allegations of Downing Street pressuring the civil service to approve his ambassadorship to Washington. The inquiry follows ongoing scrutiny of the Peter Mandelson vetting controversy, which is undermining Starmer’s premiership.