Sir Keir Starmer's former chief of staff has admitted to MPs that he made a "serious error" in recommending to the prime minister that Lord Mandelson should become the US ambassador.
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Morgan McSweeney resigned from Number 10 in February after the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files revealed the full extent of Lord Mandelson's links to the paedophile financier.
The prime minister faces a critical vote this evening on a possible parliamentary sleaze inquiry over claims that he misled MPs over Mandelson's appointment.
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