Minister credits Starmer for ‘taking responsibility’ over Mandelson ahead of key meeting with Labour MPs – UK politics live

Jacqui Smith defends prime minister following resignation of Morgan McSweeney amid Mandelson scandalEmily Thornberry, the Labour chair of the Commons foreign affairs committee, told the Today programme this morning that she was glad that Morgan McSweeney had resigned. She said:I’m glad to see that the person who was the architect of Peter Mandelson’s appointment has taken responsibility and has gone … Morgan had become quite a divisive figure.There were a couple of things that everyone agreed on, one was that he was brilliant, but I think the other one was that people felt he was in the wrong job, so I think it’s right that he’s gone, and I think it’s an opportunity.All that’s happened in recent days demonstrates an appalling judgment by the prime minister in appointing Peter Mandelson as the ambassador to the United States.Although Morgan McSweeney might have resigned, the person that took the decision to appoint Peter Mandelson was the prime minister and his position is a demonstrati...


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