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Labour figures criticise calls for inquiry into PM's Mandelson claims

Privileges Committee can look into cases of MPs breaking parliamentary rules and in 2023 it [ruled](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65913692) that the former Prime Minister Boris Johnson had misled MPs about parties in Downing Street during

Keir Starmer says it is unforgivable he was not told Mandelson failed vetting

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

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

Privileges Committee referral "premature" given the vetting process was being scrutinised elsewhere in Parliament. Cardiff West MP Alex Barros-Curtis said he did "not believe the case was made out" for the motion

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

privileges committee should consider if the prime minister misled the Commons in relation to the disgraced peer taking the role of US ambassador. While it united opposition parties including the Liberal Democrats, SNP, Reform

Foreign secretary concerned ministers not told of Mandelson vetting fears sooner

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

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

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

Starmer should face Commons inquiry over Mandelson vetting, says Ed Davey

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

'Staggering' I was not told Mandelson failed vetting, says PM

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

No way to raise Mandelson concerns, former senior official says

role. The former Labour minister was then sacked as US ambassador in September last year, after new details emerged about the extent of his friendship with Epstein. Lord Mandelson has since said he regretted ever