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Morgan McSweeney has given evidence to MPs about Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's former top aide described finding out about the closeness of Mandelson's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein as "a knife through my soul' and said that the decision to appoint him was "wrong".

Here are some key moments from McSweeney's appearance before the Foreign Affairs Committee.

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