https://bylinetimes.com/2026/05/01/the-mandelson-scandal-showed-how-labour-beca… Created Fri, 01/05/2026 - 19:33 Updated Fri, 01/05/2026 - 19:33 The departure of the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff Morgan McSweeney – over his appointment of ally Peter Mandelson as US Ambassador – does not change the systemic culture absorbed by the party which allowed his rise, argues Labour MP Clive Lewis Tags Democracy Labour Party UK Politics