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MPs to vote on whether Starmer faces Mandelson ethics inquiry
Labour MPs will be whipped to reject the motion as the Foreign Affairs Committee hears evidence on pressure over Peter Mandelson’s vetting, officials said.
- On Tuesday, the House of Commons votes on whether to refer Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee over claims he misled Parliament regarding Peter Mandelson's vetting as US ambassador.
- Former Foreign Office official Sir Olly Robbins and security head Ian Collard provided evidence of "constant chasing" and "pressure to deliver a rapid outcome" from Downing Street, contradicting Starmer's insistence that "no pressure existed whatsoever."
- Mandelson's ambassadorship ended after nine months last September following his links to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, yet Starmer repeatedly claimed "full due process" was followed in his appointment and sacking.
- Prime Minister Starmer urged Labour MPs to "stand together" and reject the motion, while SNP leader Stephen Flynn called the vote a "crucial" test of Labour integrity ahead of May elections.
- If the Privileges Committee establishes the House of Commons was misled, the seriousness of the offence could result in Starmer's immediate resignation, a scenario SNP leaders are emphasizing nine days before the May elections.
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London, UK. British MPs are debating a motion this Tuesday to determine whether Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer should be subject to a parliamentary inquiry to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador in Washington, despite his links with the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Sir Keir Rodney Starmer, a British lawyer and politician, has been UK prime minister since 5 July 2024, in addition to being a leader of the Labour Party since 4 Apri…
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