US EditionUK parliament votes against inquiry into PM Starmer over Mandelson
The vote was defeated 335 to 223 after Labour MPs opposed the move, ending a Conservative push for a Privileges Committee probe.
- On Tuesday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer avoided a parliamentary investigation into claims he misled Parliament over Lord Peter Mandelson's appointment as ambassador, after MPs rejected the Conservative motion by 335 to 223.
- Tory leader Kemi Badenoch accused the Prime Minister of misleading Parliament by claiming "full due process" occurred and "no pressure existed" regarding Lord Mandelson, though some Labour figures branded the call a "political stunt."
- Former Foreign Office mandarin Sir Philip Barton told the Foreign Affairs Committee it was unusual to announce the appointment before vetting, while Morgan McSweeney denied he did "ask officials to ignore procedures" during his testimony.
- Labour MPs were ordered to oppose the motion, yet a handful of backbenchers criticized the Government for whipping the vote, suggesting the Prime Minister should refer himself to the Privileges Committee to "clear his name."
- Sir Keir has consistently denied misleading the House, leaning on the conclusion from former Cabinet secretary Sir Chris Wormald that "appropriate processes" were followed during Lord Mandelson's appointment.
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Britain's Prime Minister Starmer will not have to face a parliamentary inquiry into the so-called ambassador affair.
The British Parliament voted against the opening of a parliamentary investigation against Prime Minister Starmer. The reason was Starmer's decision to appoint Epstein friend Mandelson as ambassador in the USA. By Gabi Biesinger.
Britain's Prime Minister has been under pressure for months because of the appointment of the ex-ambassador Mandelson. However, a parliamentary inquiry is spared Starmer.
Starmer escapes inquiry on Mandelson vetting by a Parliament vote
As King Charles III navigates Trumpworld in his state visit to Washington, D.C., British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is beating back rival parties’ attempts to drag him back into the mud of the Mandelson affair. The premier narrowly avoided an investigation into his handling of Peter Mandelson’s appointment following a Tuesday debate in Parliament. The House of Commons voted on a proposal to refer Starmer to the Privileges Committee over the vet…
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