London, Feb. 9 -- British PM Keir Starmer's top aide, and Chief of Staff Morgan McSweeney has resigned from his post amid the cataclysmic political fallout resulting from the release of another batch of the Epstein files, due to the several times the-now disgraced former UK Ambassador to the US Peter Mandleson was referenced in the documents, which shed great light on the unprecedented extent of the late former financier and convicted sex-offender's crime.
Releasing a statement on Sunday, McSweeney, who is credited with strategising Labour's landslide victory in the 2024 general election, announced his resignation owing to regret for having personally recommended Mandelson's appointment.
"After careful reflection, I have decided to resign...