"The resignation of Morgan McSweeney, Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff and the man credited with orchestrating his path to Downing Street, has left the prime minister isolated, rudderless and at the mercy of events he is in no position to control. Mr McSweeney fell on his sword after taking responsibility for backing the appointment of Lord Mandelson as US ambassador, despite what was known about the peer's friendship with Jeffrey Epstein."
"Such reforms are overdue, as Gordon Brown has long argued. But the significance of Mr McSweeney's exit followed on Monday by the resignation of Sir Keir's fourth Downing Street communications director, Tim Allan goes deeper than the Mandelson scandal, appalling as that has been. Many within Labour will share Mr Sarwar's view that over the past year and a half there have been too many incidences where the wrong judgment calls have been made."
Labour spent 14 years in opposition and returned to power, but the governing project imploded within 18 months. The resignation of Morgan McSweeney, the chief of staff credited with orchestrating the return to Downing Street, left the prime minister isolated and at the mercy of events. Mr McSweeney accepted responsibility for backing Lord Mandelson as US ambassador despite known links to Jeffrey Epstein. The prime minister plans stronger vetting and tougher lobbying rules. The exit of Mr McSweeney and communications director Tim Allan signals deeper problems of poor judgment and excessive delegation of strategic authority within the government.
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