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Keir Starmer has defended his record in government after Kemi Badenoch accused him of having
Keir Starmer, has been accused of not doing enough following a string of antisemitic attacks. Explore more on these topics - [Politics](/politics/politics) - [Politics live with Andrew Sparrow](/politics/series/politics-live-with-andrew-sparrow) - [Local elections 2026](/politics/local-elections-2026) - [Labour](/politics/labour) - [Zack
Kemi Badenoch](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/kemi-badenoch), the Conservative leader, was trying to nail Starmer with the charge that he lied to parliament. She failed, because all the evidence suggests he didn’t. In his statement
Kemi Badenoch is trying to get Lindsay Hoyle, the speaker, to give MPs a vote on a proposal to get the Commons privileges committee to investigate allegations that Keir Starmer lied to MPs in statements
Kemi Badenoch both in the Commons during PMQs](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/f581/live/de26daf0-d5e9-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.png.webp) ## PMQs: Starmer dismisses 'caretaker PM' label as Badenoch attacks government's record Starmer dismisses 'caretaker PM' label from Badenoch at PMQs Politics](/news/videos/c5yjpkwleq7o
accusation that Labour is ‘complacent’ on defence funding Keir Starmer has said he does not agree with George Robertson’s comments about the government’s “corrosive complacency” on defence funding, as the prime minister faced
Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader. Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg show: “Now we need the privileges committee to investigate whether [Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) misled
Starmer has accused officials in the Foreign Office of deliberately and repeatedly withholding the fact Lord Mandelson initially failed security vetting for the role of US ambassador. Giving a statement to MPs, the prime minister
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
Kemi Badenoch has accused the prime minister of misleading the House of Commons, after a report suggested Lord Mandelson failed his security vetting for the role of US ambassador. [The Guardian newspaper reported](https://www.theguardian.com
Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) swept to a remarkable victory in the 2024 general election, winning an enormous majority on the promise of change and accountability. A return to calm, sensible government and drawing
accusation now being thrown at 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
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
Starmer has said it's "staggering" that he, as prime minister, was not told about Lord Peter Mandelson failing to pass initial security vetting checks. The prime minister is facing calls to resign over
accused of attacking Ishmail Hussein, a man he had known for around 20 years, in Southwark, in London, on the same day. The Golders Green victims have been discharged from hospital after sustaining serious injuries
Keir Starmer is under renewed pressure over UK media reports that former ambassador to Washington [Peter Mandelson](/news/2026/4/2/mandelson-tried-to-get-epsteins-goddaughter-access-to-10-downing-street) failed security vetting but was cleared to take on the role by foreign ministry officials. A government
Keir Starmer’s own constituency of Holborn and St Pancras. Labour activists knocking on doors across the borough report being regularly confronted with Starmer’s unpopularity – one activist confessed to being taken by surprise
Keir Starmer has promised to reduce post-Brexit red tape and costs for UK companies doing business with the UK's biggest export market, the EU. By this summer, and the second post-Brexit
accused No 10 of a "dismissive" attitude towards the process - a claim Downing Street has denied. Cat Little, the most senior civil servant at the Cabinet Office, will appear before the committee on Thursday
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