Keir Starmer To Face Crunch Peter Mandelson Sleaze Probe Vote

The prime minister has been accused of misleading MPs.

Keir Starmer is to face a crunch vote on whether a sleaze probe should be launched into claims he misled parliament over the Peter Mandelson scandal.

In a major blow for the prime minister, Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said MPs should decide whether or not the Privileges Committee holds an investigation into the prime minister.

Starmer has previously insisted that “due process” was followed in the appointment of Mandelson as the UK’s ambassador to........

© HuffPost