The comments made by Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister, on 9 February 2026.
I’ve known Morgan for eight years as a colleague and as a friend. We have run up and down every political football pitch that is across the country. We’ve been in every battle that we needed to be in together. Fighting that battle.
We changed the Labour party together. We won a general election together. And none of that would have been possible without Morgan McSweeney.
His dedication, his commitment and his loyalty to our party and our country was second to none. And I want to thank him for his service.