Morgan McSweeney defends PM Starmer's appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US.

Former UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, defended the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US during a parliamentary hearing, denying pressure to rush the process. McSweeney acknowledged the decision was a "serious error of judgment" but maintained Starmer was unaware of Mandelson's ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The testimony did not quell calls for a formal inquiry into the scandal.