![Le Premier ministre Keir Starmer est au centre des critiques après les liens révélés entre son ancien ambassadeur aux Etats-Unis et le pédocriminel Jeffrey Epstein. [PETER NICHOLLS / GETTY IMAGES EUROPE / Getty Images via AFP]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/101678114/369ea981c166323747b77f35437acf09957515a82a91afe9658eb451b20d1148)
Overview
- Morgan McSweeney resigned as chief of staff, taking responsibility for advising Peter Mandelson’s 2024 appointment as ambassador to Washington.
- Downing Street communications director Tim Allan also left his post, with officials saying the move allows a new team to be formed.
- Police opened an investigation tied to Mandelson and searched two addresses after the latest U.S. document release linked him to alleged market‑moving leaks from his time in government.
- The Foreign Office launched a probe into a post‑ambassador payment worth tens of thousands of pounds to Mandelson reported by the press.
- Keir Starmer apologized to Epstein’s victims and ruled out resigning for now, even as Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar urged him to step down.