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MPs to vote on whether to hold inquiry into Starmer over Mandelson Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey
Commons speaker grants application by Tories for vote on investigation into whether PM misled MPs, say sourcesUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer will face a vote on whether to launch a standards investigation into his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington.The speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, has granted a debate on Tuesday on potentially referring the prime minister to the privileges committee over claims he misled the Commons. Continue reading...
27 April 2026 at 15:03

MPs to vote on whether to hold inquiry into Starmer over Mandelson

27 April 2026 at 15:03

Commons speaker grants application by Tories for vote on investigation into whether PM misled MPs, say sources

UK politics live – latest updates

Keir Starmer will face a vote on whether to launch a standards investigation into his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington.

The speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, has granted a debate on Tuesday on potentially referring the prime minister to the privileges committee over claims he misled the Commons.