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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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Guido Fawkes28 Apr 2026

WATCH: Puritanical Green MP Insists She ‘Loves WKD Alcopops’

New Green MP Hannah Spencer has doubled down after declaring over the weekend that MPs and parliamentarians in general should not drink in Parliament. In a post on her Instagram today she declared that she ‘loves a blue WKD as much as the next hun.’ Oh boy… She said: “Now, I love a blue wicked…

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The Guardian Politics28 Apr 2026

Starmer staves off mutiny over Mandelson mess… but for how long? - The Latest

Keir Starmer has endured another bruising day as the saga surrounding Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador continues. The prime minister faced harsh criticism from his own MPs over his efforts to stave off a privileges committee investigation, while his former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney admitted putting pressure on the foreign office to expedite Mandelson’s posting in highly anticipated evidence to a parliamentary committee. So how much peril is the prime minister in? Lucy Hough s

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Express Politics28 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer's houdini act is over - next week's bloodbath will make sure of that

The Prime Minister's handling the whole Peter Mandelson scandal has infuriated his Cainet, Labour MPs and voters, writes Political Editor Martyn Brown

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