"Downing Street has defied calls to remove Keir Starmer's most senior aide, insisting Morgan McSweeney retains the prime minister's confidence, as frustration grows over a wait for documents on Peter Mandelson, which some fear could last for weeks. Amid warnings from Labour backbenchers that McSweeney's survival would leave Starmer's position untenable, Starmer apologised to victims of Jeffrey Epstein for appointing Mandelson, a close friend of the convicted child sex offender, as US ambassador."
"One Labour MP said: People want [McSweeney] to go, more than ever before. The current situation is unsustainable. Karl Turner, the Hull East MP and a vocal critic of the current No 10 operation, said McSweeney staying would leave the prime minister's position untenable. I don't want the PM to go. What I want is the PM to make changes, he told the BBC."
Downing Street has refused calls to remove Morgan McSweeney and insists he retains the prime minister's confidence amid growing frustration over delayed vetting documents related to Peter Mandelson. Some MPs fear the document release could be weeks away and warn that McSweeney's continued tenure would render the prime minister's position untenable. A chaotic Commons deal to release vetting papers left many Labour MPs mutinous and heightened scrutiny of No 10 operations. Keir Starmer apologised to Jeffrey Epstein's victims for appointing Mandelson as US ambassador and acknowledged having believed Mandelson's claims. Starmer urged MPs to rally behind the government while facing internal pressure and speculation about his leadership.
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