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Call for vote on inquiry into claims Starmer lied over Mandelson dismissed by Labour grandees – UK politics live

Commons privileges committee to investigate allegations that Keir Starmer lied to MPs in statements he made

Morgan McSweeney, Starmer’s former chief of staff, to be questioned by MPs

committee as the Peter Mandelson vetting row continued to undermine Keir Starmer’s premiership. As MPs attempt to unravel the facts, McSweeney is to appear next Tuesday to respond to allegations that Downing Street

Sacked Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins to face MPs’ questions over Mandelson vetting – UK politics live

Keir Starmer chiefly by online trolling at the moment. He was at it again overnight, with [a post](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116440475208030352) on his Truth Social network saying that, when Starmer appointed Peter Mandelson as ambassador

Keir Starmer vows to lead Labour into next general election after bruising week

Commons privileges committee over allegations that he misled parliament. The revelation that Starmer had appointed Mandelson despite officials recommending he be denied security clearance came about because of a process started by Kemi Badenoch

Three key statements Starmer made to MPs about Mandelson vetting

Starmer should be investigated in Parliament for allegedly misleading the House of Commons. It relates to several comments he made about the process of appointing Lord Mandelson as the UK's ambassador

Former Labour MP calls for Starmer to face Commons committee over Mandelson vetting

Commons. “Our belief is that the prime minister has misled parliament, because what he’s said in parliament is that pressure was not applied, and he’s been contradicted by Olly Robbins,” Stride told

Starmer sees off Tory calls for inquiry into Mandelson role after No 10 flexes muscle

Keir Starmer saw off an opposition bid to refer him to a standards committee over Peter Mandelson’s appointment after Downing Street deployed its full weight to force Labour MPs to shore up the prime

Partygate v Mandelson: Keir Starmer faces attack from his own playbook

Keir Starmer. Photograph: Sean Smith/The Guardian Starmer’s problems stem from his decision in late 2024 [to appoint Peter Mandelson](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/20/appointment-peter-mandelson-new-uk-ambassador-to-us-divides-labour-mps), a Labour peer and veteran of successive governments, as ambassador in Washington

Starmer tells MPs to ‘fight together’ before critical day for his premiership

Keir Starmer has told Labour MPs to “stick together and fight together” as ministers launched a massive operation to shore up his fragile position before a critical day for his premiership. The prime minister faces

No, Minister: the week Keir Starmer had his own Sir Humphrey moment

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer), had his own Sir Humphrey moment – potentially an existential one. Olly Robbins, [fired by the prime minister](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/16/foreign-offices-top-civil-servant-olly-robbins-leaves-post-in-mandelson-vetting-row) as the Foreign Office’s permanent secretary after not informing

PM won't face inquiry over claims he misled MPs on Mandelson vetting

Starmer will not face a parliamentary investigation over claims he misled MPs about the process to appoint Lord Mandelson as US ambassador. The House of Commons voted 335 to 223 against a Conservative-led motion

Monday briefing: How is it possible the prime minister didn’t know about Mandelson’s vetting failure?

allegedly, to the prime minister or other members of the cabinet, Paul knew it needed to be in the public domain. Once it was, he predicted there would be very significant ramifications: for Keir Starmer