The prime minister will survive the rebellion over benefits cuts, because he will cave in to his MPs’ demands on welfare – ...

McSweeney, the softly-spoken chief of staff to UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer, played a crucial role in purging leftwing ...

Mr Starmer must now wait to see if he has done enough to nudge the proposed cuts over their first parliamentary hurdle. As ...

Being 'forced to retreat' this early in his reign is 'simply unprecedented' and shows his government is now 'in trouble', say ...

Labour prime minister’s chief of staff under fire over crisis around plans to limit disability and sickness-related benefits ...

Hiking Britain’s military spending keeps Trump sweet and could counter domestic rivals — but it’s raising questions about ...

Voices: Don’t blame Morgan McSweeney – this welfare mess is Keir Starmer’s fault. ... Some of the failure to prepare for government may have been her fault, and her replacement, by Morgan McSweeney, ...

Many blame Sir Keir’s chief of staff, the softly spoken Irishman Mr McSweeney, for ignoring the rising concerns of a huge number of Labour backbenchers over his plans to deny welfare payments to ...

It’s easy – and lazy – to blame advisers for the failures of politicians. By Rachel Cunliffe This week’s Westminster main character is Morgan McSweeney – a high-risk position for any political figure ...

Starmer’s chief of staff, Irishman Morgan McSweeney, has become a lightning rod for much of the criticism coming from the ...