"After careful reflection, I have decided to resign from the government. The decision to appoint Peter Mandelson was wrong. He has damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself. When asked, I advised the Prime Minister to make that appointment and I take full responsibility for that advice. In public life responsibility must be owned when it matters most, not just when it is most convenient. In the circumstances, the only honourable course is to step aside."
"This has not been an easy decision. Much has been written and said about me over the years but my motivations have always been simple: I have worked every day to elect and support a government that puts the lives of ordinary people first and leads us to a better future for our great country. Only a Labour government will do that. I leave with pride in all we have achieved mixed with regret at the circumstances of my departure."
Morgan McSweeney resigned as chief of staff after admitting the decision to appoint Peter Mandelson was wrong. Peter Mandelson resigned from the government and the House of Lords after fresh information from the Jeffrey Epstein files was released on 30 January by the US Department of Justice. Many Labour MPs urged Sir Keir Starmer to sack McSweeney amid reports McSweeney was a friend of Mandelson and pushed for his appointment as the UK ambassador to the US despite Mandelson's relationship with Epstein. McSweeney framed his resignation as taking responsibility and stepping aside for the bigger cause.
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