Top Aide to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Resigns Over Controversial Peerage Appointment

London. The Chief of Staff to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned on Sunday amid controversy surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson, who has ties to convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as a peer to the United States.

Downing Street Chief of Staff Morgan McSweeney said in a statement, "After deep reflection, I have decided to resign from the government. The decision to appoint Peter Mandelson was wrong. He has damaged the trust in our party, our country, and politics."