Keir Starmer Expected To Defeat Tory Bid To Hold Sleaze Probe Into Mandelson Scandal

Labour MPs are being whipped to vote down an attempt to refer the PM to parliament's Privileges Committee.

Keir Starmer is set to see off a Tory bid to have him investigated by a Commons committee over his handling of the Peter Mandelson scandal.

The prime minister is accused of misleading parliament by claiming that “due process” was followed in the shamed former Labour peer’s appointment as the UK’s ambassador to Washington.

It emerged two weeks ago that UK Security Vetting (UKSV) had in fact recommended Mandelson not be given clearance to take up the role.

He was eventually cleared for so-called “developed vetting” by Sir Olly Robbins, who was the top civil servant in the Foreign Office at the time.

Starmer controversially sacked........

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