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inquiry into Mandelson’s appointment. While McSweeney, who [left government](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/08/morgan-mcsweeney-resigns-as-keir-starmer-chief-of-staff) over the row, has said he takes “full responsibility” for advising Starmer to appoint the former ambassador, he is [likely to face
Mandelson as US ambassador. The House of Commons voted 335 to 223 against a Conservative-led motion which sought to trigger the inquiry. Some Labour MPs on the left of the party said
inquiry into Mandelson role after No 10 flexes muscle Keir Starmer saw off an opposition bid to refer him to a standards committee over Peter Mandelson’s appointment after Downing Street deployed its full weight
response to a humble address. But on this occasion, the process of gathering the files threw up something even the prime minister says he was not expecting: written advice that Mandelson should not be granted
responsibility for advising Starmer to appoint Mandelson. In March, document released to parliament stated that national security adviser, Jonathan Powell, had doubts about Mandelson’s appointment, describing it as “weirdly rushed”, but crucially the documents