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parliament, given that he repeatedly assured MPs that “full due process” had been followed before Mandelson was given the job. He also told reporters in February there had been “security vetting carried out independently
role. His scheduled grilling by the Foreign Affairs Committee comes after Dame Emily requested his appearance on Friday saying developments last week "called into question" evidence he previously gave to the committee. BBC News understands
privileges committee should examine if Starmer had misled parliament, saying testimony by Robbins on Tuesday “directly contradicts” assurances given by the prime minister in the Commons. “Our belief is that the prime minister has misled
privileges committee inquiry. Johnson resigned as an MP in 2023 after that committee found he had deliberately misled parliament. Downing Street says the prime minister did not know until this week that Mandelson had failed
role in February 2025, and was sacked seven months later over his ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. On Thursday, [a Guardian investigation](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/16/revealed-mandelson-failed-vetting-but-foreign-office-overruled-decision) revealed Mandelson had been appointed despite