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MPs to vote on whether Starmer faces Mandelson ethics inquiry
Opposition MPs say Starmer misled the Commons over Mandelson’s appointment, and Labour is expected to whip MPs to block the referral.
- On Monday, Speaker Lindsay Hoyle granted a request for a debate on referring Prime Minister Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee, with MPs set to vote Tuesday on the investigation concerning Peter Mandelson's vetting as UK ambassador.
- The Prime Minister faces accusations of misleading Parliament by claiming 'due process' occurred during Mandelson's appointment, assertions contradicted last week by former Foreign Office permanent secretary Sir Olly Robbins, who alleged there was 'constant pressure' regarding the vetting.
- Testimony from Morgan McSweeney and Sir Philip Barton before the Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday will examine the vetting row, providing evidence that Mandelson was deemed a 'borderline case' for clearance.
- Ahead of local elections, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch called for the probe, while Labour veterans branded the motion a 'nakedly political stunt'; Starmer is expected to whip Labour MPs to oppose the referral.
- Mirroring the investigation into Boris Johnson over the Covid-19 partygate affair, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey urged a free vote, arguing that Labour MPs should not be forced into acting as 'accomplices to a cover-up'.
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