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Express Politics28 Apr 2026

The 15 Labour MPs who rebelled in Keir Starmer sleaze vote

More than a dozen defy the whip despite being ordered by the PM to block Tory bid for a parliamentary probe

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BBC Politics28 Apr 2026

Find out how your MP voted on Mandelson vetting inquiry

Check whether your MP voted for or against a parliamentary investigation into whether the PM misled the Commons.

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The Guardian Politics28 Apr 2026

No 10 dismisses Reeves’s reported plan for freeze on private rents

Downing Street says focus to remains on cutting bills, backing renters and lowering energy prices Downing Street has dismissed a freeze on private sector rents even as Rachel Reeves left the door open to the idea, after the Guardian revealed the chancellor has been considering it as an option to cut the cost of living. A No 10 spokesperson said on Tuesday freezing private sector rents was “not the approach we will be taking” after sources told the Guardian it was Reeves’s preferred solution for

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Express Politics28 Apr 2026

How your MP voted on Keir Starmer sleaze inquiry

Check your representative's decision on whether to refer the PM to a parliamentary investigation

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Express Politics28 Apr 2026

Labour MPs have just chosen to become part of the Peter Mandelson 'cover-up'

PM clearly misled Parliament, but Keir Starmer's side conspired to vote down an investigation, writes Kemi Badenoch

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BBC Politics28 Apr 2026

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

A Conservative-led motion sought to have the prime minister's remarks assessed by Privileges Committee.

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Guido Fawkes28 Apr 2026

Labour MPs Vote Against Referring Starmer to Privileges Committee

Starmer has won the Privileges Committee vote 335 to 223. Whipped by No10… A No10 spokesman said: “This Labour government is delivering for Britain including bringing down energy bills, cutting hospital waiting lists and lifting half a million children out of poverty. The Conservative Party resorted to this desperate political stunt the week before the…

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Express Politics28 Apr 2026

Kemi Badenoch erupts at Labour as MPs block Keir Starmer sleaze probe

Tory leader says PM's party 'chose to become part of the Peter Mandelson cover-up'

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The Guardian Politics28 Apr 2026

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

Vote goes PM’s way but he faces anger from his own MPs who accuse him of creating perception of ‘cover-up’ UK politics live – latest updates 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 minister. However, the Labour leader bore the brunt of anger from some of his own backbenchers who accused him of creating a situation where they would be pe

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BBC Politics28 Apr 2026

More migrants making false domestic abuse claims, minister tells MPs

Jess Phillips says the Home Office could do more to weed out false claims, following a BBC News investigation.

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BBC Politics28 Apr 2026

More migrants making false domestic abuse claims, minister tells MPs

Jess Phillips says the Home Office could do more to weed out false claims, following a BBC News investigation.

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The Guardian Politics28 Apr 2026

MPs hear how question of pressure is at heart of Mandelson scandal

Key testimony over whether decision to grant security clearance despite vetting advice was influenced by No 10 UK politics live – latest updates The latest two witnesses to testify to parliament over Peter Mandelson’s appointment had plenty to offer headline writers. “A toxic hot potato” was how Philip Barton, the former top civil servant in the Foreign Office, described Mandelson’s links with Jeffrey Epstein, a view he would have shared with Downing Street if only he’d been asked. “A knife th

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