Morgan McSweeney: Starmer’s ‘human shield’ plays the Mandelson blame game
4/28/202648 min
Morgan McSweeney has admitted he was worried that Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US “would go wrong” and regretted recommending him – but said the final decision lay with the Prime Minister.
Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff, who was sacked over his handling of the saga, answered questions from the foreign affairs select committee, chaired by the gloriously theatrical Emily Thornberry.
For the second stop on the Daily T roadshow, Camilla and Tim are joined by a live audience in a Cardiff pub as they dissect the questioning of Mr McSweeney – and what it means for the beleaguered PM.
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Highlights
- Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley dissect Morgan McSweeney's appearance before MPs
- Starmer's former chief of staff said he worried Mandelson's appointment "would go wrong"
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[upbeat music] Tim, we are in not so sunny Cardiff, but we are in Wales. We are on the second day of the Daily Tea Roadshow, and we've just been upstairs at the City Arms Pub, opposite the Principality Stadium. This landlord is the only one in the country who seems to be filling his boots, selling pint after pint to Welsh punters. And we've just been upstairs watching Morgan McSweeney give his evidence to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee.